Lcwang Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
They are brother and sister.
In the sentence They are brother and sister, if they represents 2 brothers and 1 sister, do we still say: They are brother and sister. Or it's better to say: They are brothers and sister. And if they refers to 2 brothers and two sisters, shall we say: "They are brothers and sisters"?
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Helsinki English doesn't quite follow your train of thought. If there is one brother and one sister, I would say: They are brother and sister. ) If I can see two brothers and a sister, I will say: They are two brothers and a sister.
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Helsinki English doesn't quite follow your train of thought. 
If there isone brother and one sister, I would say: T
If there isone brother and one sister, I would say: T
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