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This is my first question. I am trying to figure out the following: In a text, where a conversation is detailed which took place over multiple days, but between the same two people, mostly in direct ...
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This shows how popular astronomical channels, in particular, and astronomy, in general, is/are in England. I’m wondering if we use “is” to match with the subject right in front of it “astronomy” or ...
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Which one is correct to mean each of them received a (separate) number? They received a participant number. They received participant numbers.
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Not that I don't know about singular and plural, but whenever I use this phrase, it always makes me think for seconds as to which I should use. For instance, You know, people/a person like me will ...
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I have the following sentence: In Sections 1 and 2, we treat the X and Y analysis respectively. To clarify, "Section 1" is the "X analysis" and "Section 2" is the "...
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I am confused about the following sentence: Despite limitations from a lack of funding, the study for the first time paints a picture of children prone to suicidal thought. Isn't 'a lack of funding' ...
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Should I use plural or singular noun in a sentence like this: "The researchers will draw your blood on Day 1, 5 and 6." vs "…Days 1, 5 and 6."? I think the first sentence is ...
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In American English, should "argue" or "argues" be used in the following? The couple often argue/argues about how to raise their kids.
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To elaborate just a little bit: there seem to be well-known cases where a similarly built phrase obviously refers to multiple instances of something, whereas the noun is used in its singular form ...
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considering that the person designs more than one type of jewelry, is the brand name "Jewelry By Jan" grammatically correct? Or it has to be "Jewelries By Jan" instead? Thanks.
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When the or between the two subjects is exclusive I think people generally use the singular form: I'm still not sure if pizza or curry is the best option. But when considering a sentence with ...
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The term works is used for industrial facilities, like ironworks and steelworks. Despite the -s suffix, I've seen it used as a singular form. I don't think there is distinct word for the plural form. ...
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Are both sentences below correct when I intend to talk about cotton swabs in general, not a particular one? If so, do they have different connotations? I am going to introduce a new use of the cotton ...
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When I talk about the difficulties I experienced when I was young, can I say "I had a lot of troubles when I was young"? Or should I use the singular version after the word "have"? I think I am not ...
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There’s a phrase saying: “Everyday’s a little harder, as I feel my power grow” Isn’t it supposed to be ‘grows’ instead of ‘grow’ going by the fact that ‘my power’ is considered as 3rd person singular?...
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