I always confuse with singular and plural.
1.They got a chance/chances.
Chance or chances? They is plural. So it SHOULD be
"chances", am I right?
2.All people got a job/jobs.
All people here is plural. So "jobs" is correct, right?
1.They got a chance/chances.
Chance or chances? They is plural. So it SHOULD be
"chances", am I right?
2.All people got a job/jobs.
All people here is plural. So "jobs" is correct, right?
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Comments
They (two people) have a chance (one chance).
In short, it's 'chance' or 'chances' based on the number of chances, not on the number of people represented by "they". The principal is the same here. 'job' is one job. 'jobs' is more than one. However, all is more ambiguous with the plural object.
[All of them / They (all)] have a job.~ Each person has one job.
[All of them / They (all)] have jobs. ~ Each person has one job.
[All of them / They (all)] have jobs. ~ Each person has more than one job.
CJ
All students should come with their identity card/cards to college.
So are 1 and 2 sentences which are same in meaning but different.
1. All of them have a job.
2. They all have a job.
Each person has at least one job. But one or more of them can have more than one job.
1. All of them have jobs.
2. They all have jobs.
A married couple = two people who are married to each other
An unmarried couple = two people who are not married to each other
"identity card" because each student has an identity card.
"identity cards" if the college requires each student to bring more than one identity card.
If you use the singular object, you are saying that each one of the subjects has one of the object.
All students should bring their ID card. = Each student has one.
If each student has more than one and you want to make sure they bring all of them, then you would need to say "Each student should bring their ID cards." This says one student has more than one card.