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Use and Misuse / PLURAL OF NOUNS

« on: May 20, 2009, 04:42:07 PM »

Hi,

Which one is correct?

     "The plural of nouns are formed in a number of different ways." or,

     "The plural of nouns is formed in a number of different ways." or, could you say,

     "The plurals of nouns are formed in a number of different ways."

The first is a direct quote from a book entitled Master English Grammar in 28 days.

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Getting to Know English / Re: Simply to Get the Ball Rolling

« on: May 04, 2009, 04:31:45 PM »

Dear Mr. Carillo,

Thanks for the invitation and for posting my question on the use of "most often than not".

I promised to get hold of your books. Unfortunately, it seems National Bookstore ran out of copies. They seem to be selling like hotcakes.

On a recent trip going back to Baguio, I ran across a book sold at Razon's along the NL Expressway, I got a book purporting to teach English, thinking it might be yours. Old Al (Alzheimer) reared its head, and I could not recall the title of your book nor your name. I bought it anyway.

As luck would have it, I now have this forum to ask a few questions about grammar used in that book.

Soon,

Dr. Tony