ابحث بين معلمي الإنجليزية المتعددين...
Lucy
They've got a cold. They've got colds .Are they both correct?
٢١ يناير ٢٠٢٤ ٠٧:٠٣
الإجابات · 3
2
Both are correct. You can say:
They've got a cold / colds.
They've all got a cold / colds.
They've both got a cold / colds.
٢١ يناير ٢٠٢٤
1
Agree with Claire. Both make perfect sense because there are two ways to think about the cold(s). You can think of "cold" as the name of a medical condition, or you can think of a "cold" as being an individual disease for one person. The difference takes place within your brain.
Many (most?) other nouns work the same way. For example, suppose there is a group of ten people and each of them is married. You could say "they have a spouse" or "they have spouses". If you said it the first way, nobody would imagine that all are married to the same person. Same with "they have a house", "they have a dog", etc. As almost always is the case, the exact meaning depends on the context.
٢١ يناير ٢٠٢٤
1
No, one disease for all. They've got a cold.
٢١ يناير ٢٠٢٤
لم تجد إجاباتك بعد؟
اكتب اسألتك ودع الناطقين الأصليين باللغات يساعدونك!
Lucy
المهارات اللغوية
الصينية (المندرية), الإنجليزية, الفرنسية
لغة التعلّم
الإنجليزية
مقالات قد تعجبك أيضًا

Same Word, Different Meaning: American, British, and South African English
21 تأييدات · 17 التعليقات

How to Sound Confident in English (Even When You’re Nervous)
15 تأييدات · 12 التعليقات

Marketing Vocabulary and Phrases for Business English Learners
13 تأييدات · 6 التعليقات
مقالات أكثر
