“sources of” vs. “the source of”
Consider a scenario where a bloodstain was discovered and analyzed. It was determined the blood came from a single source. Joe is not the source of the blood. Jack is not the source of the blood. Which of the following statements is correct and why? Joe and Jack are excluded as SOURCES of the blood. Joe and Jack are excluded as THE SOURCE of the blood.
dbfreak
November 17, 2010, 4:29am
Ok, imagine the blood they are looking for is called t-blood.
No t-blood has been found in Joe nor Jack. It is from the results of this analysis that Joe nor Jack are sources for the t-blood discrepancy amongst humans.
However, the focus of the search is on the one confirmed source, and so, Joe nor Jack are the source for this search.
I think I explained that bad, but both can be used, but they will slightly mean different things.
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motofreak1985
June 19, 2010, 2:23pm
Excellent post thanks!
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manimae
June 15, 2010, 11:50am
I agree with Zeenins. It's singular.
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z99
June 14, 2010, 8:22pm
This is an easy one -- since they are looking for the source it should be singular, no?
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