premises is singular or plural, Grammar correction
By CrimsonSpork
@Manasha (2933)
Pondicherry, India
July 26, 2016 12:05pm CST
Whenever I come across the word premises, I am getting confused because of "es" . In English, we usually say plural if a word joins with es and hence the confusion. Even after going through online about the confusion I am not cleared.
Can we say the following
These premises
or The premise
How can we use premises in a sentence,native speakers can help me
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2 responses
@msiduri (5687)
• United States
26 Jul 16
This is a bit sticky as there are a couple of different definitions and usages involved. A premise is a statement used to bolster an argument such as those in law or philosophy. For example, on the two premises that Socrates is a man and that all men are mortal, we know that Socrates is mortal.
Premises also speaks of a property with buildings on it—but generally not homes. One often hears in movies, “Search the premises.” This is to roughly equivalent to “Search the grounds.” It remains a plural noun. “These premises.”
So depending on usage, "the premises," "these premises," and "the premise" are all possibilities.
Hope that’s helpful.
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
26 Jul 16
premises is singular and plural so use it for a number of premises or a single premises.
@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
26 Jul 16
@JolietJake I beg to differ
In this sense, the word is always used in the plural, but singular in construction. Note that a single house or a single other piece of property is "premises", not a "premise", although the word "premises" is plural in form; e.g. "The equipment is on the customer's premises", never "The equipment is on the customer's premise".
In this sense, the word is always used in the plural, but singular in construction. Note that a single house or a single other piece of property is "premises", not a "premise", although the word "premises" is plural in form; e.g. "The equipment is on the customer's premises", never "The equipment is on the customer's premise".
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Premise (disambiguation). Look up premises in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Premises are land and buildings together considered as a property. This usage arose from pr
@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
26 Jul 16
@JolietJake I know what it means...that's nothing to do with buildings.
I've looked up premise in all the major dictionaries so I'm confident in its meaning.
Plus, I've never heard the word premise in relation to a single building.
@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
26 Jul 16
@JolietJake I was purely talking about premise in relation to premises as in buildings not the meaning of the word itself.
Maybe I misunderstood what the starter was asking.
