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[dido4]

The giant squid has the biggest eye in the world.

Q1: the word, eye, isn't written in plural. Is it right?
Does it have to be written in plural?
-->The giant squid has the biggest eyes in the world.

Q2:Can we say of the world?
-->The giant squid has the biggest eye of the world.

Thank you

[buddhaheart]


Q1: the word, eye, isn't written in plural. Is it right?
Does it have to be written in plural? Yes if it has more than one eye.-->The giant squid has the biggest eyes in the world.

Q2:Can we say of the world?
-->The giant squid has the biggest eye of the world. No, not exactly. --> The giant squid has the biggest eyes of all the animals (or mammals) of the (sea) world.

[myprofe]

I think it's O.K. to say the biggest eye in this case.
http://www.wonderquest.com/EyeBiggest.htm
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