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Roul Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

using "s"

When is "s" used in singular?

Do I say:

This is a straight contributions.
This is a straight contribution.

Congratulations to you.
Congratulation to you.
  

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This is a straight contribution. You have to use a singular noun since the determiner "a" is singular. ) This word is used in the plural form.

— Daylighttt

  • This is a straight contribution.
  • You have to use a singular noun since the determiner "a" is singular.
  • ) This word is used in the plural form.
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This is a straight contribution. You have to use a singular noun since the determiner "a" is singular.
Congratulations (to you.) This word is used in the plural form.
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so do I use Congratulations as singular?
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roulWhen is "s" used in singular?
Not very often, even though there are probably more than a hundred of them. There is probably a list of these somewhere on the internet that you can find if you look hard enough.

basis, oasis, analysis, diagnosis, lens, mathematics, physics, Charles, ...

CJ
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