HSS  +  957990 Sat, 31 Oct 09 11:36 AM Quick question: What might describe her are: pretty, intellectual, young ... there are more. Is the selection of are okay? Hiro HSS Joined on Wed, Nov 16 2005 Sendai, Japan Regular Member 681 JH7JHH, First Class ham radio operator. N9COW in the US.

	Yankee  +  958012 Sat, 31 Oct 09 12:25 PM It sounds a bit awkward to me, but might be less awkward in context -- in other words, if the word "what" clearly referred back to a previously mentioned plural noun such as "words" or even "things". Why not just use "Words that" instead? Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,502 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

	Philip  +  958078 Sat, 31 Oct 09 01:58 PM Yankee “It sounds a bit awkward to me, but might be less awkward in context -- in other words, if the word "what" clearly referred back to a previously mentioned plural noun such as "words" or even "things".   Why not just use "Words that" instead? ”  Verified! Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Plurals, Nouns, Context

	HSS  +  958083 Sat, 31 Oct 09 02:04 PM Words --- yes! I was focused upon whether 'are' could be used for the relative pronoun 'what.' It is, isn't it, when 'what' means more than one entity? Hiro HSS Pronouns, Relative Pronouns