By Grammar, Plural subject

Rvw wrote:Grammar demands a plural verb with a plural subject. Are should be used in all of Selvakumar's and Katarina's examples. On the other hand, if I'm looking at Selvakumar and Katarina, and I don't know who they are, I'd be likely to say "Who's that?" (Not "Who are those?" or "Who are...

Grammar demands a plural verb with a plural subject. Are should be used in all of Selvakumar's and Katarina's examples.But Webster's Dictionary of English Usage points out that there is a "...long-standing propensity for there is or there's in every case, even when the following subject is...

Kk wrote: Hello Would you give me a hand. I don't know which sentence is correct. Thank you for your help. It is incumbent on government to provide adequate education and job opportunities to minorities, which enables the country to become prosperous and peaceful. It is incumbent on...

There's with a plural subjedct is just damned wrong, formal or informal. It hurts my ear! That is the greatest test, to my mind. If it makes you queasy it is wrong. I believe it has been sheer laziness plus poor grammar grounding that have made the language less pleasurable to read and hear.

You must be googling in Mongolia, Jack -- I get a million and a half hits for 'cars are', and 900,000 for 'cars is'. The latter figure is explained by looking at the grammar of the hits: the subject of 'cars is' is not 'cars', but a singular noun earlier in the sentences. 'Cars is what I need'...

Hi again 1. "Farmers" is the right word to use: "Farmers of maize, beans, and tobacco, the wendat, Native american tribes that inhabited(B) present-day Michigan, lived a sedentary life(C) in densely populated(D) villages." "Farmers" refers to the wendat, the people. The wendat were farmers,...

Hello, Robert I would follow Word in this case. When "each" follows a plural subject, the verb usually agrees with the subject. Sentence #2 sounds correct to me. If the sentence started with "each of", "divide" would also be a good choice after a rather long plural subject: "Each of the...