[Grammar] Exclamation when there are more than one man

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Hi teachers,

My friends and I were in the beach near our school, and we heard some men say "What a beautiful girl".

I got a question in mind,
is it also correct to say "What beautiful girls" if there are more than one girl in that case?


Please help, teachers.

Thank you

Kitty
 

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Yes, it's correct.
If you are going to call it an exclamation, it should have an exclamation mark - "What beautiful girls!"
 

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Kitty, please note that your title should have been 'Exclamation when there is more than one girl'.
 

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It's "kwfine", Rover.:)
(I don't know how to pronounce that.)
 

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I suspect he was victim to the "autocorrect" syndrome. It's certainly caused me to send some interesting things
 

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But kwfine signed herself 'Kitty' (a girl's name).
 

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And, kwfine, note that you were on​ the beach (not in the beach).
 

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But kwfine signed herself 'Kitty' (a girl's name).
You're right. I missed that for some reason.:oops:
Please accept my apologies.
 

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Kitty, please note that your title should have been 'Exclamation when there is more than one girl'.

Thank you Rover.
Could you help me again please?

Which of the following sentences is correct:
1. Exclamation when there are more than one man?
2. Exclamation when there are more than one men?
3. Exclamation when there is more than one men?
 

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But kwfine signed herself 'Kitty' (a girl's name).

I am sorry that my username is confusing

KW stands for Kitty Wayne.

Thanks.:)
 
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Which of the following sentences is correct:
1. Exclamation when there are more than one man?
2. Exclamation when there are more than one men?
3. Exclamation when there is more than one men?

They are all wrong, Kitty.

As a title, it should be 'Exclamation when there is more than one man.'
 
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