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she bought a set of knife vs she bought a set of knives

The correct phrase is 'she bought a set of knives.' The word 'knives' is the plural form of 'knife,' which is the correct term to use when referring to more than one knife.

Last updated: March 20, 2024 • 1952 views

she bought a set of knife

This phrase is incorrect. 'Knife' should be pluralized to 'knives' when referring to more than one knife.

The correct phrase is 'she bought a set of knives' to indicate that she purchased multiple knives.

she bought a set of knives

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'she bought a set of knives' when referring to a collection of multiple knives that were purchased together.
  • Jul 29, 2008 ... ... where, abandoning the second rule about never ever buying anything in cheap stores, she bought a set of knives, two wooden cutting boards ...
  • Jan 5, 2004 ... ... she bought a set of knives, two cutting boards—one wooden and one plastic— a colander, a curved grapefruit knife, because it looked so cute ...
  • Oct 20, 2014 ... She liked the pitch so much she bought a set of knives and she gave me a $75,000 holding deal at Fox, which meant they flew me out to ...
  • Feb 29, 2012 ... The court heard that she bought a set of knives from Argos with a 17-year-old youth at lunchtime and gave them to the gang ahead of the clash ...

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