Singular or plural?

2010-09-28 2:35 am
'mark/marks' here-under refers to test results (maximum 10 marks)

9 marks (sure it is plural - marks, not mark)
2 marks (sure it is plural)
1.8 (mark or marks?)
1.2 (mark or marks?)
1.0 (mark or marks?)
ZERO (mark or marks?)
更新1:

Attention Jodie Lam: You need not answer '9 marks'. The answer is already there. Please answer 1.8, 1.2, 1.0 and zero. thanks.

更新2:

It is my honour of having two knowledge+ experts ( 知識長 ) taking part. I wonder if they can provide references to support their views. The source quoted by eicachan is useful, but it only supports 'zero marks'. How about those for 1, 1.2 and 1.8 ? Many thanks.

回答 (6)

2010-09-28 2:53 am
✔ 最佳答案
9 marks
2 marks
1.8 marks
1.2 marks
1.0 mark
ZERO marks
2010-09-29 4:43 am
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2010-09-29 2:13 am
1.8 marks
1.2marks
1.0 mark
ZEROmark (zero is less than one!!)
2010-09-28 6:11 pm
0.1 marks
0 marks
1.0 marks
2010-09-28 3:35 pm
FP, it is customary to say how many marks in plural form for test results.
The answer to your question is therefore 'marks' regardless of the number of marks a candidate gets.
(9, 2, 1.8, 1.2, 1.0, O) marks. (http://hubpages.com/hub/Student_scores_Zero_Marks_in_a_True_or_False_Exam)

2010-09-28 07:36:07 補充:
Analogically, we say how many years and months old for a person's age regardless of how old the person is.
The well-respected gentleman is 80 years old.
Her little baby is (O years) 6 months old.

2010-09-29 05:06:59 補充:
FP, just type 1.0 marks, 1.2 marks etc (and 1.0 points etc) in google search and get the references you want. :)
2010-09-28 4:48 am
1.8 (marks)
1.2 (marks)
1.0 (marks) after 1.0,there may be some digits (like1.0192746.......)and some one make it correct to 2 sig. fig. or (mark) when it really equal to 1.0
0 (marks)


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