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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Which one is correct?
As I stated previously, the purpose and use of these activities are to supplement the material given by the teacher in class.
On this principle the purpose and use of all parasitic diseases, including those caused by pathogenic germs, is to seize upon the less adapted and less healthy individuals.
I found the above two statements by doing google search. I am getting more confused.
When two abstract non-countalble nouns are combined with 'and' as in the purpose and use of something, is the resulting noun group singular or plural?
On this principle the purpose and use of all parasitic diseases, including those caused by pathogenic germs, is to seize upon the less adapted and less healthy individuals.
I found the above two statements by doing google search. I am getting more confused.
When two abstract non-countalble nouns are combined with 'and' as in the purpose and use of something, is the resulting noun group singular or plural?
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Hello Anon It depends on what the writers want to mean by the phrase "the purpose and use of X". If they want to mean "the purpose-and-use of X", they would use "is", and if they want to mean "the purpose of X and the use of X", they would choose "are". paco
- Hello Anon It depends on what the writers want to mean by the phrase "the purpose and use of X".
- If they want to mean "the purpose-and-use of X", they would use "is", and if they want to mean "the purpose of X and the use of X", they would choose "are".
- paco
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Hello Anon
It depends on what the writers want to mean by the phrase "the purpose and use of X". If they want to mean "the purpose-and-use of X", they would use "is", and if they want to mean "the purpose of X and the use of X", they would choose "are".
paco
It depends on what the writers want to mean by the phrase "the purpose and use of X". If they want to mean "the purpose-and-use of X", they would use "is", and if they want to mean "the purpose of X and the use of X", they would choose "are".
paco
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Hi,
As I stated previously, the purpose and use of these activities are to supplement the material given by the teacher in class.
On this principle the purpose and use of all parasitic diseases, including those caused by pathogenic germs, is to seize upon the less adapted and less healthy individuals.
When two abstract non-countalble nouns are combi
As I stated previously, the purpose and use of these activities are to supplement the material given by the teacher in class.
On this principle the purpose and use of all parasitic diseases, including those caused by pathogenic germs, is to seize upon the less adapted and less healthy individuals.
When two abstract non-countalble nouns are combi
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