- She observed several groups of gorilla family.
I was wondering if I should make family - families... but isn't the "groups" already did the job for that "several"?
several + (plural noun)...
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several + (plural noun)...
Pls correct any errors you see on my writings on: nouns, tenses :)
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Re: several + (plural noun)...
...but hasn't the "groups" already done the job for that "several"?
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You have a good question but I'm not sure what you mean to say. Isn't a family a group? So what about:
- She observed several gorilla families.
Or perhaps you mean that there were two or three families in each group. Then:
- She observed several groups of gorilla families.
Any group consists of more than one - otherwise it would be a group.
a group of stars
one group of stars
two groups of stars
She observed a group of gorilla families.
She observed two groups of gorilla families.
She observed several groups of gorilla families.
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You have a good question but I'm not sure what you mean to say. Isn't a family a group? So what about:
- She observed several gorilla families.
Or perhaps you mean that there were two or three families in each group. Then:
- She observed several groups of gorilla families.
Any group consists of more than one - otherwise it would be a group.
a group of stars
one group of stars
two groups of stars
She observed a group of gorilla families.
She observed two groups of gorilla families.
She observed several groups of gorilla families.
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Re: several + (plural noun)...
How would she know is there more then a family in the group?
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Re: several + (plural noun)...
Is that what you meant to say?How would she know there is more than one family in the group?
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Re: several + (plural noun)...
Thanks
How'd she know that the group consists of one family only?
Is this one correct?
How'd she know that the group consists of one family only?
Is this one correct?