When the subject of the sentence is plural, should the nouns that follow agree with the subject's plurality?
For example:
In this stage, writers review and amend their paper to better articulate their intended message.
Should the terms "paper" and "message" remain the same or become plural?
Thank you in advance!
Yes, they should, or must, unless the paper has more than one author working in collaboration.
I thought so. Thank you again.
You are quite welcome. :)
When the subject of a sentence is plural, the nouns that follow should agree with the subject's plurality. In the example you provided, the subject is "writers," which is plural. Therefore, the nouns that follow should also be plural.
In this case, both "paper" and "message" should become plural to match the subject. The sentence would then be: "In this stage, writers review and amend their papers to better articulate their intended messages."