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I've often come across nouns that I am not sure are plural or singular. One such case from the GMAT Official practice exam 2 is:
There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.
There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.
There are no legal limits on the size of monkfish that can be caught, unlike cod or haddock, a circumstance that contributes to depleting them because they are being overfished.
There are legal limits on the size of cod and haddock that can be caught, but not for monkfish, which contributes to its depletion through overfishing.
Unlike cod and haddock, there are no legal size limits on catching monkfish, which contributes to its depletion by being overfished.
Unlike catching cod and haddock, there are no legal size limits on catching monkfish, contributing to their depletion because they are overfished.
In this case, is monkfish singular or plural? Are these types of nouns called something? How do you identify them and work around them?
There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.
There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.
There are no legal limits on the size of monkfish that can be caught, unlike cod or haddock, a circumstance that contributes to depleting them because they are being overfished.
There are legal limits on the size of cod and haddock that can be caught, but not for monkfish, which contributes to its depletion through overfishing.
Unlike cod and haddock, there are no legal size limits on catching monkfish, which contributes to its depletion by being overfished.
Unlike catching cod and haddock, there are no legal size limits on catching monkfish, contributing to their depletion because they are overfished.
In this case, is monkfish singular or plural? Are these types of nouns called something? How do you identify them and work around them?
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27 Feb 2022, 13:07
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Hello, vaibhav15. The question you referred to is discussed in depth here, so your query would be more fitting in that thread. As for your question in general, such words, to my knowledge, are simply called irregular nouns. Many of these nouns appear on the GMAT™ in SC questions: fish, moose, deer, and sheep all come to mind, and there are others besides animals (such as aircraft). You have to learn to rely on context to guide your interpretation. Read the whole sentence and look for clues such as pronouns or verb conjugations to provide a reasonable interpretation. And if you still feel as though the sentence could go either way, look for another consideration altogether. There are always ways to tease the answer choices apart in an official question.
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I've often come across nouns that I am not sure are plural or singular. One such case from the GMAT Official practice exam 2 is:
There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.
There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.
There are no legal limits on the size of monkfish that can be caught, unlike cod or haddock, a circumstance that contributes to depleting them because they are being overfished.
There are legal limits on the size of cod and haddock that can be caught, but not for monkfish, which contributes to its depletion through overfishing.
Unlike cod and haddock, there are no legal size limits on catching monkfish, which contributes to its depletion by being overfished.
Unlike catching cod and haddock, there are no legal size limits on catching monkfish, contributing to their depletion because they are overfished.
In this case, is monkfish singular or plural? Are these types of nouns called something? How do you identify them and work around them?
There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.
There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.
There are no legal limits on the size of monkfish that can be caught, unlike cod or haddock, a circumstance that contributes to depleting them because they are being overfished.
There are legal limits on the size of cod and haddock that can be caught, but not for monkfish, which contributes to its depletion through overfishing.
Unlike cod and haddock, there are no legal size limits on catching monkfish, which contributes to its depletion by being overfished.
Unlike catching cod and haddock, there are no legal size limits on catching monkfish, contributing to their depletion because they are overfished.
In this case, is monkfish singular or plural? Are these types of nouns called something? How do you identify them and work around them?
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