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TCC
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 Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:33 am Post subject: Americans or American |
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Hi,
Can "American"(noun, indicating people) be used as plural?
Which of the following sentence is correct?
* They are American.
* They are Americans.
Thank you for your help.
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dragn
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Can "American"(noun, indicating people) be used as plural?
Which of the following sentence is correct?
* They are American.
* They are Americans. |
American can be an adjective or a countable noun.
In They are American, it's an adjective.
In They are Americans, it's a countable (and plural) noun.
In I am an American, it's a countable (and singular) noun.
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TCC
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| Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:23 am Post subject: Thank you |
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Greg,
Thank you for your answer. Now I got it.
Regrads,
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