Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Reach their destination or destinations?
Hi, please tell me which is correct, "their destination" or "their destinations." I am not sure but I think different groups or bands of birds head toward different destinations every year. On second thoughts, I think they might head toward one general destination every year. Also I am not sure the short example sentence I wrote is correct in terms of what it says or not; I am focusing on the phrases "their destination" and "their destinations." Thank you in advance for your help.
Every year, most birds reach their destination (their destinations?).
Every year, most birds reach their destination (their destinations?).
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Strictly it can be both but I think 'destination' sounds far better, meaning each bird reaches its own personal destination. d
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Strictly it can be both but I think 'destination' sounds far better, meaning each bird reaches its own personal destination.
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I think it should logically be "destinations" if the birds have different destinations, or "destination" if they all have the same destination. However, in practice I can imagine people using "destination" even in the former case.
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Hi. Thank you again. Does the following say a person arrives his or her home by sunset and if so, than is it therefore prefered than writing "their homes"? Let's say each person has his or her home. Thank you in advance again for your help.
According to our study, they arrive their home by sunset.
According to our study, they arrive their home by sunset.
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According to our study, they arrive at their homes by sunset.
however you may perhaps want -
...they always/would/tend to/generally/usually arrive...
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however you may perhaps want -
...they always/would/tend to/generally/usually arrive...
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Hi, thank you again. My thanks go to GPY, too.
Now, please let me try to come up with another example sentence to ask the question I'm going to ask, and the example sentence is this:
Every year, for this examination, it seems to him that most people use their pen, not their pencil, to answer the essay part of the examination.
Now, the question is, "D
Now, please let me try to come up with another example sentence to ask the question I'm going to ask, and the example sentence is this:
Every year, for this examination, it seems to him that most people use their pen, not their pencil, to answer the essay part of the examination.
Now, the question is, "D
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You could! I didn't suggest that because it might look like they share the same home 
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Hi. Can you still help me even though it it noted "This question has been answered" below the thread title? I would appreciated it. Does the underlined part in the following example sentence indicate each college evaluates them in its admission process? I think the word "process" is countable.
Some colleges evaluate them in their admission process.
If yes, what is
Some colleges evaluate them in their admission process.
If yes, what is
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