Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
How does plurality change meaning in this circumstance?
Which is more proper?
The company should provide employees with information regarding Labor Policy, Computer Use Policy, Non-compete Agreements, and Termination Notice.
Or
The company should provide employees with information regarding Labor Policies, Computer Use Policies, Non-compete Agreements, and Termination Notices.
The second one feels right, and I know non-compete agreements should be plural (it is a physical form that each employee must sign).
Are they both right?
Is it like US Immagration Policy requires you fill this form vs US immagration policies require different forms depending on your country?
The company should provide employees with information regarding Labor Policy, Computer Use Policy, Non-compete Agreements, and Termination Notice.
Or
The company should provide employees with information regarding Labor Policies, Computer Use Policies, Non-compete Agreements, and Termination Notices.
The second one feels right, and I know non-compete agreements should be plural (it is a physical form that each employee must sign).
Are they both right?
Is it like US Immagration Policy requires you fill this form vs US immagration policies require different forms depending on your country?
Top answer
This is correct: The company should provide employees with information regarding labor policy/policies, computer use policy/policies, conflict-of-interest agreements, and termination notice.
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This is correct:
The company should provide employees with information regarding labor policy/policies, computer use policy/policies, conflict-of-interest agreements, and termination notice.
The company should provide employees with information regarding labor policy/policies, computer use policy/policies, conflict-of-interest agreements, and termination notice.
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Why is termination notice correct? Is it because you can only recieve one?
Two follow up questions:
If I changed termination notice to policy; would I still be able to say termination policy/policies?
If I changed termination notice to tardy notice; would I still use the singular of notice?
Thanks so much for your help!!!
Two follow up questions:
If I changed termination notice to policy; would I still be able to say termination policy/policies?
If I changed termination notice to tardy notice; would I still use the singular of notice?
Thanks so much for your help!!!
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Why is termination notice correct? Is it because you can only recieve one?-- Yes
If I changed termination notice to policy; would I still be able to say termination policy/policies?-- Yes
If I changed termination notice to tardy notice; would I still use the singular of notice?-- No
If I changed termination notice to policy; would I still be able to say termination policy/policies?-- Yes
If I changed termination notice to tardy notice; would I still use the singular of notice?-- No
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