Why is "counterpart" plural in this context?
It is noticeable that the proportion of spending on food and drink fell in both countries over the 28-
year period, while spending on utility bills rose. Also, UK residents spent a significantly larger
percentage of their household budgets on leisure than their New Zealand counterparts.
I came across this sample by Simon and still didn't understand why it is plural. Can you help me?
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anonymous their New Zealand counterparts It's a noun phrase in which the plural determiner "their" agrees grammatically with the head of the NP "counterparts".
- anonymous their New Zealand counterparts It's a noun phrase in which the plural determiner "their" agrees grammatically with the head of the NP "counterparts".
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anonymoustheir New Zealand counterparts
It's a noun phrase in which the plural determiner "their" agrees grammatically with the head of the NP "counterparts".
0anonymousI came across this sample by Simon and still didn't understand why it is plural.
Have you looked up "counterpart"? Be sure you understand the word. It is hard for me to see why the plural should be puzzling to you.
UK residents have New Zealand counterparts, that is, the New Zealand residents. As an example of the singular, UK prime minister
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