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saraleslie222
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 Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 7:07 pm Post subject: as busy as a bee? |
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Can you tell me which sentence in the following is correct?
1. They are as busy as a bee.
2. They are as busy as bees. |
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educe22
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Number two would be my choice. "Bees" is plural and agrees with "They."
You are talking about a group and comparing it to a group.
In number one the comparison is between a group and an individual "bee", whose behavior might not be the same as the rest of the hive (they, as a group are workers where as an individual bee might be prone to sting). Far out explanation, but logical.
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saraleslie222
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| Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:27 am Post subject: thanks a lot |
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