Is this correct?
1. How much room does ethics have in our legal system?
Or should it be:
2. How much room do ethics have in our legal system?
2006-10-10 04:26:57 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
The second is grammatically correct, but your meaning is unclear. How much "room" for what? Are you asking about the importance of ethics in our legal system? If so, maybe a better question would be, "How important are ethics in our legal system?"
2006-10-10 04:31:38 · answer #1 · answered by RLP 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-10 11:28:34 · answer #2 · answered by USMCstingray 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-10 11:28:18 · answer #3 · answered by Jenyfer C 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why not remove any doubt and reword your sentence in a better fashion... for example... how much room is there for ethics in our legal system?
or...
in what way does our legal system allow any room for ethics?
2006-10-10 11:30:56 · answer #4 · answered by jh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first one is correct because ethics is a field of study, meaning it's singular not plural. The "s" at the end does not indicate plural as in cake vs cakes.
This is what makes English tough because number 2 "sounds right," but it isn't!
2006-10-10 13:09:43 · answer #5 · answered by msoexpert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2. One is only right if you were to write, "How much room does the field of ethics have in our legal system?"
2006-10-10 11:31:57 · answer #6 · answered by innocencemocker 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How much room do ethics have in our legal system?
2006-10-10 11:29:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I guess
How many rooms does Ethics have in our system
2006-10-10 11:29:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would probably use number one but that doesn't mean it's right. Or you could rephrase the question. "How big is the role of ethics in our legal system?"
2006-10-10 11:36:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1 is correct. Ethics is a singular noun in this case.
2006-10-10 11:28:33 · answer #10 · answered by jimvalentinojr 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋