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Four out of every five...

by lj88 » Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:03 pm
Four out of every five computer owners in the United States and Canada also own a printer.

A) Four out of every five computer owners in the United States and Canada also own a printer.
B) Out of every five, four computer owners in the United States and Canada also owns a printer.
C) In the United States and Canada, four out of every five owners of a computer owns printers.
D) Of those who own computers in the United States and Canada, printers are also owned by four out of five.
E) Printers are also owned by four out of every five computer owners in the United States and Canada.

OA: A

I understand why A is the best choice but have a question: shouldn't "also own a printer" be "also own printers"?
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by aditya8062 » Tue Mar 05, 2013 5:05 pm
the intent of the sentence is to show that these people also own a singular printer .here printer has been used as a singular countable qty and hence "a printer"

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by lj88 » Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:32 pm
ohh i see. thank you!

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