One: If you can swim, please raise your right hand.
Two: If you can swim, please raise your right hands.
Note: If I want to ask the question to a group of people, which should I use? In English, the pronoun 'you' can be both singular and plural. So should I use unmber two to indicate that I am talking to many people, not just to a person.
2006-07-12 16:44:42 · 10 answers · asked by immonen33 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
number one, no one has right hand(s) wether u r talking to 1 person or several people. imagine yourself being asked this question in a room full of people. Number one
2006-07-12 16:50:08 · answer #1 · answered by eeyorea1 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
One
2006-07-13 05:01:30 · answer #2 · answered by Jacquelin H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think #1 is right because the plurality is referring to the number of hands each person is holding up, not how many people. But either one would be equally understood.
2006-07-13 00:02:44 · answer #3 · answered by MornGloryHM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should be choice 1 coz we only have 1 right arm.
the question is addressed to each individual in that group therefore it connotes singularity.
2006-07-13 10:46:56 · answer #4 · answered by arthurmljr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one
2006-07-12 23:48:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hands is correct, however, it is more common, and will probably be better recieved by a group if you just say hand, as it will make them feel more like you are speaking to them individually, and it will be more personable
2006-07-12 23:48:48 · answer #6 · answered by Chris K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe choice one is correct
2006-07-12 23:47:51 · answer #7 · answered by Courtney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go for number one all the way.
2006-07-12 23:48:18 · answer #8 · answered by kamelåså 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could use either, but #1 is better choice
2006-07-12 23:50:22 · answer #9 · answered by tex_daddy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ONE
2006-07-13 05:55:16 · answer #10 · answered by PEACH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋