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Which representation among the following is correct ?
1 .Ravi has 6 skills.
2 .Ravi has 6 skill.
Which is correct ? Can you explain how ?
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Which representation among the following is correct ?
1 .Ravi has 6 skills.
2 .Ravi has 6 skill.
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7languages or 7 language?
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The only case in which "6 skill" might be correct would be where you were discussing the level of someone's skill determined under defined conditions. For instance a training organisation might offer qualifications in, say, car mechanics where a 'level 1" skill would be very basic and a 'level 6" would be thoughly expert. In this case someone might say "Ravi has 6 skill in car mechanics." However, even then we would be more likely to say "Ravi has level 6 skill in car mechanics" or "Ravi has skill level 6 in car mechanics." The expression "6 skill" would always sound odd.
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Which representation among the following is correct ?
1 .Ravi has 6 skills.
2 .Ravi has 6 skill.
Which is correct ? Can you explain how ?
Some more
7languages or 7 language?
grammar grammatical-number
grammar grammatical-number
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The only case in which "6 skill" might be correct would be where you were discussing the level of someone's skill determined under defined conditions. For instance a training organisation might offer qualifications in, say, car mechanics where a 'level 1" skill would be very basic and a 'level 6" would be thoughly expert. In this case someone might say "Ravi has 6 skill in car mechanics." However, even then we would be more likely to say "Ravi has level 6 skill in car mechanics" or "Ravi has skill level 6 in car mechanics." The expression "6 skill" would always sound odd.
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The only case in which "6 skill" might be correct would be where you were discussing the level of someone's skill determined under defined conditions. For instance a training organisation might offer qualifications in, say, car mechanics where a 'level 1" skill would be very basic and a 'level 6" would be thoughly expert. In this case someone might say "Ravi has 6 skill in car mechanics." However, even then we would be more likely to say "Ravi has level 6 skill in car mechanics" or "Ravi has skill level 6 in car mechanics." The expression "6 skill" would always sound odd.
– BoldBen
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The only case in which "6 skill" might be correct would be where you were discussing the level of someone's skill determined under defined conditions. For instance a training organisation might offer qualifications in, say, car mechanics where a 'level 1" skill would be very basic and a 'level 6" would be thoughly expert. In this case someone might say "Ravi has 6 skill in car mechanics." However, even then we would be more likely to say "Ravi has level 6 skill in car mechanics" or "Ravi has skill level 6 in car mechanics." The expression "6 skill" would always sound odd.
– BoldBen
yesterday
The only case in which "6 skill" might be correct would be where you were discussing the level of someone's skill determined under defined conditions. For instance a training organisation might offer qualifications in, say, car mechanics where a 'level 1" skill would be very basic and a 'level 6" would be thoughly expert. In this case someone might say "Ravi has 6 skill in car mechanics." However, even then we would be more likely to say "Ravi has level 6 skill in car mechanics" or "Ravi has skill level 6 in car mechanics." The expression "6 skill" would always sound odd.
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In both cases, since you are talking about more than one of an item which is a singular noun you would use the plural form of than noun, i.e.:
Ravi has 6 skills and is fluent in 7 languages.
There are some words in the English language which are implicitly multiple or collective so do not take an s or es when you are talking about multiples and some which because of their linguistic roots have different plurals, for example:
At the banquet the salad course for all 100 people was made from lettuce and tomatoes.
In the above people is already a multiple so does not become peoples and there is probably more than one lettuce used but we are talking about a type of ingredient rather than a quantity, (also unlike the tomato each person would normally get some lettuce rather than one or more lettuces).
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6 skills & 7 languages is correct.
"A plural noun is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal place, thing, or idea. When you talk about more than one of anything, you're using plural nouns. When you write about more than one of anything, you usually use the same word, simply adding an s, es, or ies to the end." - gingersoftware.com
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In both cases, since you are talking about more than one of an item which is a singular noun you would use the plural form of than noun, i.e.:
Ravi has 6 skills and is fluent in 7 languages.
There are some words in the English language which are implicitly multiple or collective so do not take an s or es when you are talking about multiples and some which because of their linguistic roots have different plurals, for example:
At the banquet the salad course for all 100 people was made from lettuce and tomatoes.
In the above people is already a multiple so does not become peoples and there is probably more than one lettuce used but we are talking about a type of ingredient rather than a quantity, (also unlike the tomato each person would normally get some lettuce rather than one or more lettuces).
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In both cases, since you are talking about more than one of an item which is a singular noun you would use the plural form of than noun, i.e.:
Ravi has 6 skills and is fluent in 7 languages.
There are some words in the English language which are implicitly multiple or collective so do not take an s or es when you are talking about multiples and some which because of their linguistic roots have different plurals, for example:
At the banquet the salad course for all 100 people was made from lettuce and tomatoes.
In the above people is already a multiple so does not become peoples and there is probably more than one lettuce used but we are talking about a type of ingredient rather than a quantity, (also unlike the tomato each person would normally get some lettuce rather than one or more lettuces).
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In both cases, since you are talking about more than one of an item which is a singular noun you would use the plural form of than noun, i.e.:
Ravi has 6 skills and is fluent in 7 languages.
There are some words in the English language which are implicitly multiple or collective so do not take an s or es when you are talking about multiples and some which because of their linguistic roots have different plurals, for example:
At the banquet the salad course for all 100 people was made from lettuce and tomatoes.
In the above people is already a multiple so does not become peoples and there is probably more than one lettuce used but we are talking about a type of ingredient rather than a quantity, (also unlike the tomato each person would normally get some lettuce rather than one or more lettuces).
answered yesterday
Steve Barnes
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In both cases, since you are talking about more than one of an item which is a singular noun you would use the plural form of than noun, i.e.:
Ravi has 6 skills and is fluent in 7 languages.
There are some words in the English language which are implicitly multiple or collective so do not take an s or es when you are talking about multiples and some which because of their linguistic roots have different plurals, for example:
At the banquet the salad course for all 100 people was made from lettuce and tomatoes.
In the above people is already a multiple so does not become peoples and there is probably more than one lettuce used but we are talking about a type of ingredient rather than a quantity, (also unlike the tomato each person would normally get some lettuce rather than one or more lettuces).
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6 skills & 7 languages is correct.
"A plural noun is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal place, thing, or idea. When you talk about more than one of anything, you're using plural nouns. When you write about more than one of anything, you usually use the same word, simply adding an s, es, or ies to the end." - gingersoftware.com
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6 skills & 7 languages is correct.
"A plural noun is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal place, thing, or idea. When you talk about more than one of anything, you're using plural nouns. When you write about more than one of anything, you usually use the same word, simply adding an s, es, or ies to the end." - gingersoftware.com
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6 skills & 7 languages is correct.
"A plural noun is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal place, thing, or idea. When you talk about more than one of anything, you're using plural nouns. When you write about more than one of anything, you usually use the same word, simply adding an s, es, or ies to the end." - gingersoftware.com
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"A plural noun is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal place, thing, or idea. When you talk about more than one of anything, you're using plural nouns. When you write about more than one of anything, you usually use the same word, simply adding an s, es, or ies to the end." - gingersoftware.com
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The only case in which "6 skill" might be correct would be where you were discussing the level of someone's skill determined under defined conditions. For instance a training organisation might offer qualifications in, say, car mechanics where a 'level 1" skill would be very basic and a 'level 6" would be thoughly expert. In this case someone might say "Ravi has 6 skill in car mechanics." However, even then we would be more likely to say "Ravi has level 6 skill in car mechanics" or "Ravi has skill level 6 in car mechanics." The expression "6 skill" would always sound odd.
– BoldBen
yesterday