Heidi L
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- Joined
- Jan 27, 2014
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Taiwan
- Current Location
- Taiwan
"When Will was sent away to school, he got into trouble several times because he liked to play with his rope. After he roped a teacher, he had to change schools."
I was told that the reason for using the plural schools is that Will had changed to a new school from a old one, so there were two schools.
But when I looked up the dictionary
(http://learnsdictionary.com/definition/change)
- change a baby = change a baby's diaper = remove a baby's dirty diaper and replace it with a clean one
- The leaves change color from green to red in the fall.
Either diaper or color used was singular, so, after the verb change, should I use a singular or plural noun?
I was told that the reason for using the plural schools is that Will had changed to a new school from a old one, so there were two schools.
But when I looked up the dictionary
(http://learnsdictionary.com/definition/change)
- change a baby = change a baby's diaper = remove a baby's dirty diaper and replace it with a clean one
- The leaves change color from green to red in the fall.
Either diaper or color used was singular, so, after the verb change, should I use a singular or plural noun?