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Questions tagged [grammatical-number]

"Grammatical number" is a grammatical category of nouns, pronouns, adjective and verb agreement that expresses count distinctions.

Grammatical number is a grammatical category of nouns, pronouns, adjective and verb agreement that expresses count distinctions.

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"police are" or "police is"

In instructional videos I see on the internet, the teacher says "in the U.S and Canada, they automatically use police as plural noun", if it is already plural, then what's the singular of police?
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"Everyone has their own stories" vs "Everyone has their own story" - which one is correct?

Which of them is correct? Everyone has their own stories or Everyone has their own story What I'm asking about is that how could we decide that we should use a plural or singular noun after the word "own"? Is it correct to think that if a…
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Piles of rubbles / piles of rubble

What were once glorious forts are now nothing but piles of rubble. Which is the correct phrase to use here? Is it "piles of rubble" or "piles of rubbles"? Pile of rubble is perhaps wrong as it's forts about which we are talking but do I need to…
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What does "every fourth victim" mean?

When the program began, the disease still threatened 60% of the world's population and killed every fourth victim. I failed to get what the bold part could mean.
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What would be the plural form of "a child's pedal car"?

What would be the plural form of a child's pedal car?
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"Gorillas have often been portrayed as a fearful animal"

Is the following sentence natural? Gorillas have often been portrayed as a fearful animal, but in truth these shy apes rarely fight over sex, food, or territory. The subject Gorillas is plural, but a fearful animal is singular.
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"Together with ... I/we did ..."

Which one is grammatically correct? "Together with Rudolf and Friedrich I wrote this book." "Together with Rudolf and Friedrich we wrote this book."
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Counting numbers and sizes

I have a question about counting numbers and sizes. Examples I've thought of are when you are ordering food at a fast food restaurant. If I want to order #6 on the menu, which should I say? Can I have three number sixes? I'll have three of number…
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One of my favorite movie / one of my favorite movies

Please tell me which is the correct phrase below: One of my favorite movies or One of my favorite movie
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Why is "the xxx authorities" in plural form?

E.g. The American/Russian/Chinese authorities. I think the subject should be one unit, unless the country was split. Or should I compare this expression to "the committee", to which some elements agree with in plural form, since "committee" has a…
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Do you have any thoughts/thought?

Which one is the correct one? Do you have any thought on this? Do you have any thoughts on this? I've seen this post https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/134134/just-another-random-thoughts-thought that said 'thoughts' is plural. So, isn't…
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Singular vs. plural in "Different {type / types} of {question / questions}"

Different types of questions or Different type of questions or Different types of question or Different type of question. Can anybody tell me, which one is the correct usage?
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high school or high schools?

Example with a context (Riots in Baltimore over man's death in police custody): The riot broke out just as high school let out, and at a key city bus depot for student commuters around Mondawmin Mall, a shopping area northwest of downtown…
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“Everybody goes crazy”. Is the sentence correct?

What kind of verb should be placed after 'Everybody' - singular or plural? Is it necessary to place 's/es' after a verb? For example, which of the following sentences is correct? "Everybody goes crazy" "Everybody go crazy"
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does plural meaning always be a plural subject

I dont know why, but suddenly I confused with a simple question. Geometrical reconstruction of object corners becomes possible. I am doubted whether the subject is plural. any hint is welcome.
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