He collected scores of soil samples for Streptomyces, bacteria that live in the soil and produce antibacterial agents.
In the above sentence ...bacteria is singular or plural? Live... Produce
Can anyone please explain?
singular plural doubt
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"Bacteria" is plural. The singular form for one single organism would be "bacterium."
Don't worry, though - the GMAT won't really test you on things like this, as it's more a question of vocabulary than grammar.
Don't worry, though - the GMAT won't really test you on things like this, as it's more a question of vocabulary than grammar.
Ceilidh Erickson
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Harvard Graduate School of Education
EdM in Mind, Brain, and Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education