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Bill and Lissy believed that if they were coached everyday and dedicated themselves to practice, their dream of becoming a professional skater could someday be a reality.

(A) No change
(B) their dream of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(C) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(D) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be realities

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Bill and Lissy believed that if they were coached everyday and dedicated themselves to practice, their dream of becoming a professional skater could someday be a reality.

(A) No change
(B) their dream of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(C) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(D) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be realities

Please explain in detail why each choice is correct and incorrect.
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the answer should be B .
1 .as bill and lissy are two persons which means plural nouns hence should be agree with same noun, skaters should be there not skater .
2. also they have the same dream so singular dream is fine .

i hope your doubts are clear .

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Bill and Lissy believed that if they were coached everyday and dedicated themselves to practice, their dream of becoming a professional skater could someday be a reality.

(A) No change
(B) their dream of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(C) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(D) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be realities
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One more option should there right??
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Bill and Lissy believed that if they were coached everyday and dedicated themselves to practice, their dream of becoming a professional skater could someday be a reality.

(A) No change
(B) their dream of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(C) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(D) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be realities

Please explain in detail why each choice is correct and incorrect.
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Hi

I hope the answer should be "C". Below is my reasoning.

(A) their dream of becoming a professional skater could someday be a reality [Bill and Lissy are 2 different person, hence they can become professional skaters not a professional skater]
(B) their dream of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality [Since Bill and Lissy are 2 different person, not a team, they would have separate dreams, hence used of dream should be incorrect.]
(C) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality [correctly used "dreams" and "reality" (there is only one reality not multiple)]
(D) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be realities [There is only one reality, so use of realities is wrong]
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Bill and Lissy believed that if they were coached everyday and dedicated themselves to practice, their dream of becoming a professional skater could someday be a reality.

(A) No change
(B) their dream of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(C) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(D) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be realities

Please explain in detail why each choice is correct and incorrect.
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Hi ..i have a doubt here ..(may be silly one)
Bill and lissy are two persons ..so professional skaters is fine
But why "their dream" and not "dreams"
Why it cant be option D
please clerify ..
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why dream instead of dreams and why reality instead of realities
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C because two their dreams.... Skaters.... And someday.... Reality. Subject verb agreement.

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the answer should be B .
1 .as bill and lissy are two persons which means plural nouns hence should be agree with same noun, skaters should be there not skater .
2. also they have the same dream so singular dream is fine .

i hope your doubts are clear .

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I was about to explain the same to all, but you have very well explained this. Great work. :)

Same dream, so it should be dream. They are going to be individual skaters, so plural is required. Hence, B is correct.
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the answer should be B .
1 .as bill and lissy are two persons which means plural nouns hence should be agree with same noun, skaters should be there not skater .
2. also they have the same dream so singular dream is fine .

i hope your doubts are clear .

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I was about to explain the same to all, but you have very well explained this. Great work. :)

Same dream, so it should be dream. They are going to be individual skaters, so plural is required. Hence, B is correct.
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Bill and Lissy believed that if they were coached everyday and dedicated themselves to practice, their dream of becoming a professional skater could someday be a reality.

(A) No change
(B) their dream of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(C) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(D) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be realities

Please explain in detail why each choice is correct and incorrect.
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Hi newceo,
Can you let us know official answer and explanation if you have.



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Two people can have same goal. But, how can two people have same dream. :O . :? .
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Skaters is required and Dreams are not required . Hence the only option is B
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Two people can have same goal. But, how can two people have same dream. :O . :? .
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Not sure why you think two people cannot have the same dream. Here both of them have the same dream that they would become professional skaters. So singular dream is alright.

It is not that Bill thinks that only he would become a professional skater (Lissy is not in the dream), and Lissy dreams that only she would become a professional skater (Bill is not in the dream): in such case they would have different dreams. But here the conveyed meaning is that each one dreams that both of them would become professional skaters. Hence the dream is the same for both.
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Both Bill and Lissy have the same dream of becoming professional skater, so their dream. Clearly B it is
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Bill and Lissy believed that if they were coached everyday and dedicated themselves to practice, their dream of becoming a professional skater could someday be a reality.

(A) No change
(B) their dream of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(C) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be a reality
(D) their dreams of becoming professional skaters could someday be realities
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