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plural or not?
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Jan Kammert <[log in to unmask]>
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Is the sentence

                               A thesis statement is a one or two 
sentence condensation of an argument. 

grammatically correct?

If so, why is the word sentence singular?  If the word should be 
sentences (with an s), why?

Thanks!
Jan

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