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sampan_albany
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 Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:42 am Post subject: grammar on costs |
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Is costs singular or plural? Is the following sentence correct?
The societal costs for vehicle occupants riding with teen drivers involved in crashes was 1.8 billion dollars in 2005.
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Mister Micawber
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 6:12 am Post subject: |
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'Costs' is plural: 'The societal costs...were'.
The cost is humongous
The costs are humongous.
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sampan_albany
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 5:29 am Post subject: |
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Mister Micawber,
Many thanks! I'm glad that we have many of you enjoying diagramming sentences and helping English learners.
Sampan |
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