It makes sense if you are asking if he has more than one such house. If you are asking if he has one such house, use "bedroom".

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Is it logical for a person who wants to rent a house saying,"I'd like to know whether you have any three-bedroom houses to rent."? Is it better to say, "a three-bedroom house"?
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It makes sense if you are asking if he has more than one such house. If you are asking if he has one such house, use "bedroom".
Last edited by Winwin2011; 26-Nov-2012 at 18:53.
If you believe the person only has one such house for rent, then ask "Do you have a three-bedroom house to rent?" If you think he has more than one, ask "Do you have any three-bedroom houses to rent?"
(I'm not sure what Gilnetter meant by "use bedroom" either)
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Thanks emsr2d2,
If I am not sure how many houses the person has, which of the following sentences make sense?
1. I'd like to know whether you have any three-bedroom houses to rent.
2. I'd like to know whether you have a three-bedroom houses to rent.
If I say #1, the person might say, "How many houses you want to rent?" Actually, I just want to rent one such house.
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
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