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ARBIND KUMAR LAHERI

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· 1 Months ago

there are a thousand of garment stores ...can also be error.Am i right?

Question:
DIRECTIONS: Some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error select   corresponding to the appropriate part. If a sentence is free from error, select corresponding to (D).
There are a thousand garment stores but people keep back coming here because they recognize us.
Options:
A) here because they recognize us
B) but people keep back coming 
C) No error
D) There are a thousand garment stores
Solution:
Ans: (b) Replace ‘back coming’ with ‘coming back’. The order of adjectives is important while forming sentences.

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· 1 Months ago

Dear Student,

"of" is not required here. Its correct. Read the description given by ASHISH.

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ASHISH

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· 1 Months ago

in case "of" such nouns follow plural form
Dozens of women, hundreds of people, millions of dollars,etc
correct eg:
there are thousands of garment stores......
there is a thousand garment stores......
there are two/three thousand garment stores.........

i think not 100% sure

ASHISH

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· 1 Months ago

with a few words that denotes the "number of countable nouns such as HUNDRED, THOUSAND, MILLION, DOZEN, COUPLE,. "a" is used
eg
a dozens pens
i have a hundred rupees

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