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The singular subject ("a word") is likened to a plural object ("apples... in pictures").
It began life as a plural object pronoun and evolved into the whole enchilada: subject and object, singular and plural.
LINE-MOD also can detect plural objects and estimate its pose online by registering plural object models to the database.
Still a fourth example involves the logical form of statements with plural subjects, such as 'John and Mary lifted the piano (together)', which is analyzed as reporting, not the exploits of a "plural object", but rather an event involving more than one agent [Higginbotham & Schein 1986; Schein 1993; Lasersohn 1995; Landman 1996, 2000].
I usually opt for a plural object, "Everyone in the audience raised their hands," just because it's more logical.
In fact, the consensus seems to be that, no, a plural object in a sentence like this is not an improvement over a singular subject.
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The module defines Beam and Beams (note plural) objects.
Kami, plural Kami, object of worship in Shintō and other indigenous religions of Japan.
Even the most grammarphobic children don't question the need for plurals; they just object to learning the rules about them.
But how to avoid lists of superlatives as Messi dribbles through densely populated areas, turning world-class defenders (note the plural) into barely animate objects en route to another rush or shot on goal?
Similar remarks apply to the logic of a plural quantifier like "some objects".
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