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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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Georgeaj wrote: Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:14 am 1. Warts are commonly seen on the limbs and heads of dogs. :ok:
2. Warts are commonly seen on the limbs and head of dogs. :nok:
#1

Imagine if warts did not affect the leg. It would be strange to say:

Warts are commonly seen on the head of dogs. :?: :?: :?: :nok:
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Hello,
It is not a question of where it is affecting. It is about head or heads
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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.
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Hello,
Ok, Thank you.
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#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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