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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:37 am Post subject: which is correct |
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1.There are estimated 10,000 acupuncturists in the United States, 6,500 of whom are certified.
2.There are an estimated 10,000 acupuncturists in the United States, 6,500 of whom are certified.
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Which is correct and why?
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:07 am Post subject: |
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| An estimated 10,000 is correct - estimated is used as an adjective. |
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Chan-Seung Lee
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject: still wonder |
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1.estimated 10,000 acupuncturists
2.an estimated 10,000 acupuncturists |
I wonder why 'an' should be used although 'acupuncturists' is plural in the example. I think that 'an' should be removed because 'acupuncturists' is plural, so I think that #1 in the above is more correct than #2. Can you clear my question?
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myprofe
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:53 pm Post subject: an estimated amount |
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| pugachevV wrote: |
| estimated is used as an adjective |
Your question has already been answered. An goes with estimated not with acupuncturists. It's an estimated number or quantity.
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