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Questions tagged [grammatical-number]

This tag applies to questions that deal with grammatical number: “singular” versus “plural”, and (rarely) also “dual”.

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Usage of singular noun as a concept for generalization [duplicate]

I have recently come across two sentences that feature the usage of singular nouns to generalise the statement as they follow. "The presence of the gene predisposes a person to heart disease&...
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What is the correct way to write a plural of several singular numbered items? [duplicate]

Box 1 + Box 2 = "Box Nos. 1 and 2" or "Boxes Nos. 1 and 2"
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