The devil is in the details. All of your phrases have one or two small details which are incorrect. The advice to "take care" implies that you make these mistakes through carelessness. Do you think that's the case, or do you simply

"Compared to . . . " indicates that the comparison has already been made and this is the result. "Compare to . . ." could be used when the speaker/writer is inviting the listener/reader to make a comparison. I would be more

I can think of only one such expression that can refer to one person or more: The deceased was/were buried yesterday. However, a singular verb is required if the reference isn't to people: The impossible fascinate s him. (= Impossible

Hi, I have a question. Should we use has or have for the following? How many kites does James has/have in total? Pete has/have 8 cars in total. Pete is a singular subject. James is a singular subject. So, use singular verbs. eg James has some

Which brings me back to my earlier contention; it is important to determine the number of your subject before you can employ a verb. If your subject is a single "group", then use the singular verb, if your subject is "groups",

This is what The Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary says about it: When the pronoun is followed by an of phrase containing a plural noun or pronoun, there is a tendency for the verb to be plural: Each of the candidates has (or

Hi, I'd say " everybody/everyone does " and " everybody/everyone is ". From The Columbia Guide to Standard American English : everybody, everyone (prons.) These indefinite pronouns are grammatically singular but notionally

Hi there...deletions are obvious, changes and additions are underlined. Good luck! --Sandy We cannot provide you with addition al information, as we are have received limited information from the customer. There are was* a total of four sections

Hi LiJ Your sentence is correct. Following is an adjectival participle used as a noun because the has been added. Grammatically, it is similar to: The young like rock and roll. The rich live in other suburbs. Many adjectives can be made plural

Alternatively, people refer to this tool as "a pair of scissors", in which case it (a pair) is singular and therefore takes a singular verb ("this pair of scissors is"). (In theory each of the two blades of the tool is a