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my favourite animal
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modelena
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my favourite animal
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Hi everybody, Could you help me with this doubt? I would like to say that I love cats in general. Which is the right sentence? a) My favourite animal is a cat or b) My favourite animal is the cat? Thank you for your reply. |
16 Nov 2022
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douglas
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from your choices B is is best--"a" would imply one specific cat. However I would totally reword it and say "Cats are my favorite animal." |
17 Nov 2022
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FrauSue
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I agree with the answers above; another alternative would be My favourite animals are cats. In colloquial, everyday English, I think you�d hear My favourite animal is cats, but it�s not really grammatical. |
18 Nov 2022
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jannabanna
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Cats are my favourite animals. (plural = because you are talking about all cats in general) |
21 Nov 2022
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douglas
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I agree with Janet in that using the plural is the best way, but you CAN use singular as well when referring to "the cat" as a single species.
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23 Nov 2022
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