0
Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Walk or walks?

Hi. I think the word "walk" is a countable noun (as in "He took a walk to the park"). As for the example sentence below, which one should we use, "walk" or "walks"? Thank you for your help in advance.

He thinks this is what will help them in their Christian walk (in their Christian walks?).
  

Top answer

Did they go on one walk or on two or more walks?

— Fivejedjon

  • Did they go on one walk or on two or more walks?
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0
Did they go on one walk or on two or more walks?
0
0
The word "walk" is being used as a metaphor here. It does not mean the same thing as "a walk with my dog."
I take my dog on three or four long walks each day.

I would use the singular in your sentence.
0
0
Hi, thank you. I think my next question is at least a bit related to the topic on hand. Would you use the word "conviction" or the plural "convictions" for the following example sentence. Thank you for your help in advance.

He was hesitating between his feelings and his convictions (conviction?).

Also, please help me with this, too. Would you write the indefinite ar
0

Related Questions