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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Which was / were
A set of 47 human teeth, believed to be teeth of Homo sapiens, was discovered in China.
Which one is natural and correct between teeth and ,believed, which were or which was?
A set of 47 human teeth found in China is giving scientists a lot to chew on.
Which one is natural between teeth and found, which were or which was?
Thank you so much as usual in advance!
Which one is natural and correct between teeth and ,believed, which were or which was?
A set of 47 human teeth found in China is giving scientists a lot to chew on.
Which one is natural between teeth and found, which were or which was?
Thank you so much as usual in advance!
Top answer
'Set' (singular) is the grammatical subject.
- 'Set' (singular) is the grammatical subject.
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Thank you so much and can we not think that 'found in China' modifies '47 human teeth' like A set of 47 human teeth which were found in China...? And I think that there is no meaning difference, whichever it is. What do you think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
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Hans51can we not think that 'found in China' modifies '47 human teeth' like A set of 47 human teeth which were found in China...?Grammatically, 'set' remains the subject and the referent for 'found in China'. Proximate concord is generated by the proximity of 'teeth' to the phrase.
Hans51And I think that there is no meaning difference
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