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Old 20-Mar-2008, 02:29
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Default Re: plural? singular?
I am not a teacher, but I read that as two singular subjects rather than one plural subject.. "Their frequency varies, their severity also varies". The way it is worded in the article is the way it would normally be worded in NZ English also.
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