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Cboutin3 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

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Should it be 'rank' or 'ranks'? At sixteen years old, Drizzt was admitted into the noble rank/ranks of his family as Secondboy.
  

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admitted into the noble rank/ranks I don't understand what this means. can you explain? Consider eg The son of a King is a Prince as soon as he is born.

— Clive

  • admitted into the noble rank/ranks I don't understand what this means.
  • can you explain?
  • Consider eg The son of a King is a Prince as soon as he is born.
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admitted into the noble rank/ranks

I don't understand what this means. can you explain?

Consider
eg The son of a King is a Prince as soon as he is born.
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Only when Drizzt reached a certain age did he officially become a noble of this particular city so I wasn't sure if he was admitted into the noble rank or ranks?
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Instead of the noble ranks, I'd say
the ranks of the nobility.

It's a better collocation.
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Okay thanks for your help.
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