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Correct sentence:
Thirdly, firm firms should
deal with security problem problems.
Plural nouns with no article are usually used
to make general statements. |
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Correct sentence:
Cyberport will provide property and technology to meet the
requirement requirements
of e-commerce companies.
Most nouns in English
are regular and countable. To make them plural we add -s to the
end (requirements).
Plural nouns with no article are usually used to make general statements
(e- commerce companies). |
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Correct sentence:
Now merchants do businesses business
online, and sign contracts via the internet.
Uncountable nouns do not usually take a plural
form. Business here refers to a process, and is uncountable.
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Correct sentence:
That is why most consumer
consumers and
businessman businessmen
avoid using e-commerce systems.
Plural nouns with no article are usually used
to make general statements.
'Most' refers to more than one and will always be followed by a
plural noun ¡V or plural nouns. |
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Correct sentence:
If businessmen are not careful, their data may be stolen by their
competitor competitors
or by hacker hackers.
Plural nouns with no article are usually
used to make general statements.
'Businessmen' and 'their' are both plural already ¡V and these
two nouns must be plural as well. |
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Correct sentence:
McCaffry and Ferrel (1995) conducted a surveys survey
of nurses¡¦ knowledge of cancer pain management in Australia, Canada,
Japan, Spain and the United States.
OR
McCaffry and Ferrel (1995) conducted a
surveys of nurses¡¦ knowledge of cancer pain management in
Australia, Canada, Japan, Spain and the United States.
Most nouns in English are regular and countable.
To make them plural we add -s to the end. Articles a/an are only
used with singular nouns.
The article ¡¥a¡¦ and the noun ¡¥survey¡¦ must agree. It will either
be a survey or surveys (with no article). We cannot be sure which
is in fact correct without asking the writer which meaning was intended.
Was there one survey, or were there several? |
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Correct sentence:
Many A
lot of progress has been made.
Uncountable nouns do not usually take a plural
form. Progress is uncountable, and 'many' can only be used with
countable nouns. |
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Correct sentence:
The system is essential in kitchens of Chinese restaurant restaurants
since a lot of smoke will be generated during the cooking process.
Plural nouns with no article are usually used
to make general statements.
The statement applies to all restaurants in this category ¡V in this
case all Chinese restaurants. |
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Correct sentence:
A grating is an important components component
operated by diffraction rather than refraction.
Articles a/an are only used with singular
nouns.
The noun component must agree with 'A grating' (singular) and with
the article 'an'. |
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Correct
sentence:
When you have chosen
a the
goods, you have to pay for them before
leaving the shop.
Some nouns have a plural but no singular: Goods is a plural noun
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