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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Ethnicity were diverse #212141 08/14/2013 11:04 AM Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4 purnululu stranger purnululu stranger Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4 Hi Wordsmithers, Just wondering if it's okay to say the following: "Ethnicity of participants were diverse" Sounds weird to me but there seem to be many examples online. Thanks for your help. Last edited by purnululu; 08/14/2013 11:04 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ethnicity were diverse purnululu #212145 08/14/2013 4:57 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi jenny jenny veteran jenny jenny veteran Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Use "articles" they help. The ethnicity of the participants was diverse. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ethnicity were diverse jenny jenny #212149 08/14/2013 10:10 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Or: The ethnicities of the participants were diverse. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ethnicity were diverse purnululu #212150 08/14/2013 10:17 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Many examples online is not a good argument for the correctness of much these days. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ethnicity were diverse Faldage #212152 08/14/2013 10:52 PM Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4 purnululu stranger purnululu stranger Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4 Thanks for the confirmation. I was pretty sure there was a problem with subject/verb agreement. Just checking. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ethnicity were diverse purnululu #212240 08/22/2013 6:30 AM Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 5 NY Edwin stranger Edwin stranger Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 5 NY But in most countries where most of the people have no ethnicity issue.And they also provide equal opportunity to its employee and there is no discriminating there.Like UAE and other Arab countries.And there are also no more legal issues there. Family Lawyer Gold Coast Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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