Singular and plural terms (nouns) in a sentence
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I have a sentence as follows:
'The contribution of different timescale components to the annual mean surface temperature...
Should this be 'contribution' or 'contributions'? In this case, each individual timescale component makes one contribution.
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I have a sentence as follows:
'The contribution of different timescale components to the annual mean surface temperature...
Should this be 'contribution' or 'contributions'? In this case, each individual timescale component makes one contribution.
nouns grammatical-number
asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
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Alternatively "The contribution of each different timescale component..." keeps things singular.
– KillingTime
Mar 24 at 20:06
yep, this works well. thanks!
– InitialConditions
Mar 24 at 20:21
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I have a sentence as follows:
'The contribution of different timescale components to the annual mean surface temperature...
Should this be 'contribution' or 'contributions'? In this case, each individual timescale component makes one contribution.
nouns grammatical-number
asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
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I have a sentence as follows:
'The contribution of different timescale components to the annual mean surface temperature...
Should this be 'contribution' or 'contributions'? In this case, each individual timescale component makes one contribution.
nouns grammatical-number
nouns grammatical-number
asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
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asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
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asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
1
asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
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asked Mar 24 at 19:54
InitialConditionsInitialConditions
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Alternatively "The contribution of each different timescale component..." keeps things singular.
– KillingTime
Mar 24 at 20:06
yep, this works well. thanks!
– InitialConditions
Mar 24 at 20:21
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Alternatively "The contribution of each different timescale component..." keeps things singular.
– KillingTime
Mar 24 at 20:06
yep, this works well. thanks!
– InitialConditions
Mar 24 at 20:21
Alternatively "The contribution of each different timescale component..." keeps things singular.
– KillingTime
Mar 24 at 20:06
Alternatively "The contribution of each different timescale component..." keeps things singular.
– KillingTime
Mar 24 at 20:06
yep, this works well. thanks!
– InitialConditions
Mar 24 at 20:21
yep, this works well. thanks!
– InitialConditions
Mar 24 at 20:21
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Alternatively "The contribution of each different timescale component..." keeps things singular.
– KillingTime
Mar 24 at 20:06
yep, this works well. thanks!
– InitialConditions
Mar 24 at 20:21