Plural of "an end in itself" [closed]
In singular English say:
The thing is an end in itself.
How does plural look like then?
The things are the ends in themselves.
Am I right?
Solution 1:
It's done like this as well: Peace, love and understanding are ends in themselves, and Mr. Costello is to be commended for advocating them.
Solution 2:
The things are an end in themselves. -- ('respectively' being understood.)
Solution 3:
These things are ends in themselves -- if each 'thing' being referred to is itself an individual end.
The things are an end in themselves -- if the 'things' are collectively an end.