shared or discrete

Believer — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:53:14 GMT

Hi,

Sometimes I see phrasal cases where adjectives in front of a noun seem to warrant it to be plural but ends up being the case of shared adjectives. Is this one? Can you help me to clearly distinguish similar situations?

both singular and plural tense -- When should 'tense' be 'tenses'?

both countable and uncountable noun -- Can it be used to note a variable noun? Can it create confusion in the mind of someone who unfortunately is not in grasp of the notion of a variable noun (by having the singular word 'noun' rather than the plural word 'nouns'?

Re: need some help with the grammar on the paragraph below

Brunate — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:57:47 GMT

I have also been a business studies teacher all my life. I assumed that because you have various customers, they might each require a different solution for their individual needs. Therefore I used the plural tense for solutions to match the plural word "customers" - but not knowing exactly what your business is, and the number and variety of solutions you have, I used the plural. You can say: "We take great pride and responsibility in delivering your goods", if you are directing this remark towards the goods which are being provided for this individual firm.

Quite a tricky piece of English. Having said all this, I hope your customers will be very happy with the goods, the services and your letter. Best wishes

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Re: need some help with the grammar on the paragraph below