http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plural/vdwkg/post.htm#352155Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:38:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:352155Kooyeen0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plural/vdwkg/post.htm#352155http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-352155.xmlJack112 wrote: But don't I have more than three hardware components with the 's ' at the end of each hardware component? 1. The cluster interconnect consists of three hardware components: adapter s , junction s , and cable s . Hi Jack, that question is interesting. Confusing, actually, isn't it? I believe that sentence is not ok in theory, but in practice no one will object. Because... ...if the cluster interconnect consists of adapters, junctions, and cables, then it is not only made up of three components. It's made up of more than three components , but they are all part of three kinds of components : adapters, junctions, cables. So, although I think your sentence should be "The cluster interconnect consists of three...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plural/vdwkg/post.htm#352144Fri, 22 May 2009 20:38:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:352144jack1121http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plural/vdwkg/post.htm#352144http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-352144.xmlBut don't I have more than three hardware components with the 's ' at the end of each hardware component? 1. The cluster interconnect consists of three hardware components: adapter s , junction s , and cable s .http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plural/vdwkg/post.htm#351316Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:38:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:351316Grammar Geek2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plural/vdwkg/post.htm#351316http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-351316.xmlThis looks okay to me. There are muliple adapaters, junctions, and cables in each interconnection, as you say, right? That's exactly what you've written.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plural/vdwkg/post.htmThu, 22 Jan 2009 21:38:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:351311jack1123http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plural/vdwkg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-351311.xmlIs this correct? All my 3 items are plural. 1. The cluster interconnect consists of three hardware components: adapter s , junction s , and cable s .