is it grammatically ok?

Question

if i say a tattoo on girls, would you take it as each girl has a tattoo?

that goes for girls with a tattoo too?

Answer 1

Not quite but almost. There are a couple of ways to say this;

If you are talking about girls in general and tattoos in general then you have to say, 'tattoos on girls' (both in the plural). For example, "I don't like tattoos on girls.". Alternatively, you can you use the possessive/genitve 's' and say "girls' tattoos" which really means tattoos belonging to girls. For example, "I think girls' tattoos are much nicer than guys' tattoes. It really depends on the context of the statement.

Answer 2

This is always a hard question even for native English speakers. Don't worry about not knowing the answer offhand. I would suggest that you use "girls with tattoos", instead of tattoos on girls if possible. If not possible, please use "tattoos on girls". By adding a "s" on tattoo, it tells the reader that all the girls have tattoo - otherwise it would mean that all the girls are sharing one tattoo. I don't think that is possible though. :)

"Tattoos on girls"

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Answer 3

IT NOT RIGHT ,u can say,Tatoos on Girls.because each girl has got a tatoo.the principle is that u cannot use a singular word to describe a plural word ,when u are sharing the singular item.

Answer 4

Well, I'm not a native speaker but I'm not bad in grammar and I think it's wrong. The right is to say Tatoos on girls 'cause each girl have a tatoo. They don't share the same tatoo :)

Hopefully I'm correct..

Answer 5

i agree with george u cannot use a singular word to describe a plural word !