Google
English-Test.net
Find penpals and make new friends today!
 
fast; immediate; prompt; smart
immediately
house
alive
swift
full quiz correct answer
 
Username
Password
 Remember me? 
Search   Album   FAQ   Memberlist   Profile   Private messages   Register   Log in 

Singular form or plural form



 
ESL/EFL Worksheets and Handouts for Students Printable, photocopiable, clearly structured
Designed for teachers and individual learners
For use in a classroom, at home, on your PC
ESL Forum | English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
It was just not done. | Simple past tense or simple present tense
listening exercisestell a friend
Message
Author
Singular form or plural form #1 (permalink) Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:02 am   Singular form or plural form
 

The following is a tranlation from Chinese to English by me. I am not sure whether the "knowledge, belief, art, moral, law,custom" here must be in plural form or not. And if there is any other mistakes, please. help me put right by the way. Thanks!

Edward Burnett Tylor views culture as a complex whole, he defines it as "a combination of knowledge, belief, art, moral, law, custom and any other abilities and habits obtained by social members".
Millie
I'm new here and I like it ;-)


Joined: 21 Jan 2009
Posts: 42

Singular form or plural form #2 (permalink) Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:58 am   Singular form or plural form
 

Some are more natural in plural; 'moral' here cannot be singular. I cannot believe that you are actually quoting a published author, since there are several other errors in the quotation. If you are not quoting the author, do not use quotation marks.

Edward Burnett Tylor views culture as a complex whole. He defines it as "a combination of knowledge, beliefs, art, morals, law, customs and any other abilities and habits displayed by members of the society".
_________________
Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's
Mister Micawber
Language Coach


Joined: 17 Jul 2005
Posts: 13014

Want to learn about the future tenses? Read this story and smileEnglish grammar exercises — improve your English knowledge and vocabulary skillsAre you a native speaker of English? Then you should read this!Read these English anecdotes and maybe smile today? Subscribe to free email English course
Singular form or plural form #3 (permalink) Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:08 am   Singular form or plural form
 

Thank you Mister!

I just can not get the original book of this foreign author. Someone has translated what he says into Chinese in a book, and I can only translate it back again for I need to write in English.
Millie
I'm new here and I like it ;-)


Joined: 21 Jan 2009
Posts: 42

Singular form or plural form #4 (permalink) Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:18 am   Singular form or plural form
 

Then you should not use quote marks-- they are misleading. Recast as:

Edward Burnett Tylor views culture as a complex whole. He defines it as a combination of knowledge, beliefs, art, morals, law, customs and any other abilities and habits displayed by members of the society.
_________________
Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's
Mister Micawber
Language Coach


Joined: 17 Jul 2005
Posts: 13014

Display posts from previous:   
It was just not done. | Simple past tense or simple present tense
ESL Forum | English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms All times are GMT + 1 Hour
Page 1 of 1
Latest topics on English Forums
help me to list some adjectives used after nounIs this sentence correct without the verbs?Difference between "hope" and "expectation"strike someone as (being) somethingUse of "only" after negated verbsI translate Vietnamese to English. Plz check my grammar and vocabularyThere is or There are?commute vs transferIs 'its' a possessive pronoun?Usage of some (He didn't take some books.)flickr?In plane of wall?Sentence: I used to play with little bit of colours...

 
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
Subscribe to FREE email English course
First name E-mail