Cute572  +  507087 Tue, 29 Apr 08 02:00 PM Which sentences are grammatically correct in following ?   1. I really need to lay down. 2. I thought it would be best if I were to rise the curtain. 3.The men came today to lay the carpet in the living room.   While also need help in Subject-Verb agreement sentences. Correct me on these sentences as well! 1. Neither my team nor Sandra's team are in the playoffs. 2. One pair of shoes cost four dollars now. 3. How many times has she told you that same old story? 4. The sound of the people were really loud.   Cute572 Joined on Mon, Apr 28 2008 Full Member 203 Glitter Graphics Verbs

	Philip  +  507125 Tue, 29 Apr 08 03:26 PM This looks like a homework exercise that you should attempt yourself and let us help you with mistakes. Hint:  In the first group, only #3 is correct; in the second group, three of them contain mistakes. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Verbs

	Cute572  +  507139 Tue, 29 Apr 08 03:55 PM  Yes sort of my excercise and pratice.  But why my in my first goupe 3rd is correct? i mean , is there any problem with the 1st option? Whats wrong with my 1st sentence in 2nd group? Please help me with this . Thanks !   Cute572 Verbs

	New2grammar  +  507148 Tue, 29 Apr 08 04:07 PM Just so you know in case you don't, this forum is not meant for doing homework for ESL students. If you have questions about your homework, you can post your questions together with your answers and the teachers will check them for you. Here's my answer for your first question just to get your warm up. 1. I really need to lay lie down.     New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member 7,676 Who wants to go sailing around the world with me? Verbs

	Grammar Geek  +  507149 Tue, 29 Apr 08 04:09 PM 1. I really need to lay down. Lay is a transitive verb.  The intransitive verb is LIE. 2. I thought it would be best if I were to rise the curtain. Rise is intransitive. The transitive version is RAISE. 3.The men came today to lay the carpet in the living room.   1. Neither my team nor Sandra's team are in the playoffs. Neither takes the singular 2. One pair of shoes cost four dollars now. Pair takes the singular 3. How many times has she told you that same old story? 4. The sound of the people were really loud. Sound takes the singular Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,681 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Verbs

	Grammar Geek  +  507158 Tue, 29 Apr 08 04:20 PM Anonymous “I doesn't get passpot”   Sorry, what?? Grammar Geek

	Cute572  +  507230 Tue, 29 Apr 08 07:01 PM Thanks for the help and clearing my mistakes. For the first group. Want to discuss 2nd groupe though. 1. Neither goes with singular meaning i would place Verb "is" in place of "are" to balance the sentence right ! 2. Yes in this sentence i find stuck badly i have read that if a sentence begin with infinite pronoun (in this case ONE), verb should follow with its object of preposition which is in this case is plural ( Of shoes ) and verb "cost" is plural as well. This makes sentence correct. I don't know if we take pair as our subject then its wrong sentence as you have pointed out.  Please help me out with this confusing problem.    And also in 3rd sentence Story is the subject as its singular and verb is singular as well. Cute572 Verbs, Plurals, Prepositions, Nouns, Pronouns