“received the response like this” or "received responses like that"?
There is a sentence as "只有孙杨、刘翔和林丹获得过这样的反响" (Only Sun Yang, Lin Dan and Liu Xiang received the response like this.)
Is it correct to use "the response like this"?
I know maybe "such as response like this" is better. But which is correct between "the response like this" and "responses like this".
I know it is hard to explain some grammatical quesions, but this "article or the plural of a noun" really confused me.
无比感谢！Thanks a million!
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First, the order of your subjects is Sun Yang, Liu Xiang, then Lin Dan. Liu Xiang might be very offended if you place him after Lin Dan.
Here are possible grammatically correct translations:
Only Sun Yang, Liu Xiang and Lin Dan received such a response.
Only Sun Yang, Liu Xiang and Lin Dan received a response such as this.
Only Sun Yang, Liu Xiang and Lin Dan received a response like this.
Is it correct to use "the response like this"? No. Because "the" is a definite article, you are referring to one specific response. As soon as you say "like this" you make it indefinite.
It could be "responses like this". In Chinese, it can be hard to tell plural from singular. Does 这样 make it singular?
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