Vaedoris
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Hi teachers, may I know why the author wrote "a child" instead of "children" in the sentence below?
At least eight of the nine members of the outgoing Politburo Standing Committee have a child who has studied or worked extensively abroad.
I've read countless of similar sentences that begin with plural nouns but describe their non-common possessions as singular. Why can't I find such sentence construction in grammar textbooks?
At least eight of the nine members of the outgoing Politburo Standing Committee have a child who has studied or worked extensively abroad.
I've read countless of similar sentences that begin with plural nouns but describe their non-common possessions as singular. Why can't I find such sentence construction in grammar textbooks?
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