Hello,
Which one is correct?
1. Warts are commonly seen on the limbs and heads of dogs.
2. Warts are commonly seen on the limbs and head of dogs.
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Re: Sentence correction
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Imagine if warts did not affect the leg. It would be strange to say:
Warts are commonly seen on the head of dogs.
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Re: Sentence correction
Hello,
It is not a question of where it is affecting. It is about head or heads
It is not a question of where it is affecting. It is about head or heads
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Re: Sentence correction
Yes, and I gave you the answer: heads
But if you remove the legs from the sentence it makes it easier to see whether it should be head or heads.
But if you remove the legs from the sentence it makes it easier to see whether it should be head or heads.
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Re: Sentence correction
Hello,
Ok, Thank you.
Ok, Thank you.
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Re: Sentence correction
#2 is correct.
because we are saying the dogs' heads
there are more than one dog's head.
we are saying most of the dogs who have warts.
do you understand? probably i cant explain well. XD
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because we are saying the dogs' heads
there are more than one dog's head.
we are saying most of the dogs who have warts.
do you understand? probably i cant explain well. XD
~sassybear