Which word is correct?

Question

The couple stared at the upturned dumpster, (mouth / mouths) hanging open.

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Answer 1

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Using couple as the subject makes it a compound noun. Mouths would then be the appropriate plural.

Answer 2

Mouths is correct.  The couple has two mouths which is plural.

Answer 3

All of these words are correct! Look them up. Mouth or mouths depending on whether you mean the couple's mouths of that of the dumpster. Unless you mean Dunster, a lovely village in Somerset.

Answer 4

The whole sentence is f*cked up.  Let me fix it for you.  The couple stared at the upturned dumpster as their jaws dropped in disbelief....