2007-03-18 14:00:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Which is grammatically correct?
2007-03-18 14:00:52 · update #1
"men were losing their 'sense of self' " - correct
You cannot make 'sense' plural unless you make 'self' plural
The 'sense of self' is singular even though you have men which is plural. It is the 'sense of self' that we are talking about isn't it?
"men were losing their 'senses of selves"? A rather awkward sentence isn't it?
2007-03-18 14:09:12 · answer #1 · answered by Catie I 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think it is men were losing their sense of self because even though it is many men they are each losing their own sense of self
2007-03-18 14:05:06 · answer #2 · answered by greenfrogs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are bad, "men were losing their sense of self" is correct.
2007-03-18 14:04:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither.
It is "men were losing their 'sense of self' with single quotes.
2007-03-18 14:02:32 · answer #4 · answered by nora22000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋