sharad  +  250708 Mon, 31 Jul 06 08:08 AM In Newtonian laws of motion, there [is/are] a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion. I know it's "are".. For some reason this sentence confused me.. It's probably use of  "a".  So wanted to confirm the answers from gurus.. sharad Joined on Thu, Sep 23 2004 Junior Member 94

	milky  +  250713 Mon, 31 Jul 06 08:20 AM  Sharad wrote: In Newtonian laws of motion, there [is/are] a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion. I know it's "are".. For some reason this sentence confused me.. It's probably use of  "a".  So wanted to confirm the answers from gurus.. No, it's "is". The sentence has ellipsis of "and there is it's". In Newtonian laws of motion, there is a condition and there is also its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion. milky Joined on Thu, Jan 15 2004 Senior Member 3,149 Hume said that if we had perfect or complete descriptive knowledge of reality, we could not, by reasoning, derive a single valid "ought".

	Inchoateknowledge  +  250714 Mon, 31 Jul 06 08:20 AM  Sharad wrote: In Newtonian laws of motion, there [is/are] a condition and it's= it is (and not its) converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion. It should be is. I know it's "are".. For some reason this sentence confused me.. It's probably use of  "a".  So wanted to confirm the answers from gurus.. I do not understand this sentence. Inchoateknowledge Joined on Wed, May 3 2006 Senior Member 2,549 Beep! Beep! :)

	milky  +  250715 Mon, 31 Jul 06 08:22 AM  Inchoateknowledge wrote:  Sharad wrote: In Newtonian laws of motion, there [is/are] a condition and it's= it is (and not its) converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion. It should be is. I know it's "are".. For some reason this sentence confused me.. It's probably use of  "a".  So wanted to confirm the answers from gurus.. I do not understand this sentence. The "it's" should be "its", I think. milky

	sharad  +  250720 Mon, 31 Jul 06 08:26 AM sorry for creating the confusion over "it's".  It's a typo in the original sentence. It is actually "its". Thank you for your responses.. A quick qn.. how do you figure out whether there is an ellipsis ? sharad

	milky  +  250725 Mon, 31 Jul 06 08:34 AM Your question is a good example of how difficult it can be to figure out. Many teachers would correct your sentence in this way: <How do you figure out if there is an ellipsis? > But, if you had intended to ellipt ""or not", from the end of your question, it could be: How do you figure out whether there is an ellipsis? Because "whether" and "or" normally go together: How do you figure out whether there is an ellipsis (or not)? You should read up on ellipsis. milky