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Singular and plural terms (nouns) in a sentence
What is the difference between a “singular noun” and a “plural noun treated as singular”?Should “shape” be plural in “the shape and dimensions of the skyscrapers”?Plural noun with singular modifiersSingular action for a plural subjectIs “the humanities” singular or plural?Can I mix singular and plural for a possessive?Collective nouns treated as singular and plural in the same sentenceplural and then verbGenitive - singular/plural noun after genitiveIs “a couple” plural or singular?
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I have a sentence as follows:
'The contribution of different timescale components to the annual mean surface temperature...
Should this be 'contribution' or 'contributions'? In this case, each individual timescale component makes one contribution.
nouns grammatical-number
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I have a sentence as follows:
'The contribution of different timescale components to the annual mean surface temperature...
Should this be 'contribution' or 'contributions'? In this case, each individual timescale component makes one contribution.
nouns grammatical-number
asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
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Alternatively "The contribution of each different timescale component..." keeps things singular.
– KillingTime
Mar 24 at 20:06
yep, this works well. thanks!
– InitialConditions
Mar 24 at 20:21
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I have a sentence as follows:
'The contribution of different timescale components to the annual mean surface temperature...
Should this be 'contribution' or 'contributions'? In this case, each individual timescale component makes one contribution.
nouns grammatical-number
asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
1
I have a sentence as follows:
'The contribution of different timescale components to the annual mean surface temperature...
Should this be 'contribution' or 'contributions'? In this case, each individual timescale component makes one contribution.
nouns grammatical-number
nouns grammatical-number
asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
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asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
1
asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
1
asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
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asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
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Alternatively "The contribution of each different timescale component..." keeps things singular.
– KillingTime
Mar 24 at 20:06
yep, this works well. thanks!
– InitialConditions
Mar 24 at 20:21
add a comment |
Alternatively "The contribution of each different timescale component..." keeps things singular.
– KillingTime
Mar 24 at 20:06
yep, this works well. thanks!
– InitialConditions
Mar 24 at 20:21
Alternatively "The contribution of each different timescale component..." keeps things singular.
– KillingTime
Mar 24 at 20:06
Alternatively "The contribution of each different timescale component..." keeps things singular.
– KillingTime
Mar 24 at 20:06
yep, this works well. thanks!
– InitialConditions
Mar 24 at 20:21
yep, this works well. thanks!
– InitialConditions
Mar 24 at 20:21
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Alternatively "The contribution of each different timescale component..." keeps things singular.
– KillingTime
Mar 24 at 20:06
yep, this works well. thanks!
– InitialConditions
Mar 24 at 20:21