In Singular verbs^x, Pronouns^x

Zj.frank wrote:Dear all: He is one of the few that knows the solution to the problem. or He is one of the few that know the solution to the problem. Do the two "that"s denote different things? Shall we say that the first "that" denotes "he" while the second "that" denotes "the few"? If...

Clive wrote:1. Questions with negative words like nobody or nothing use positive tags. 2. Although words like nobody and somebody use a singular verb ('was' in your example), a plural pronoun is commonly used to refer to them. Thus, what we say as a tag is this. Nobody was expecting that,...

Hi, Welcome to the Forum. I've got a question about tag questions.A tag question is for ex. "You don't go home, do you ?" or "It is strange, isn't it ?"How do you form a tag question if the subject is a pronoun like nobody or somebody ?Nobody was expecting that, wasn't ______ ....? ...he ? it...

Ms. Birch has been working for the Internet provider which is now involved in a case of leaking customer information. Lcchang asks: Can I use 'who' instead of 'which' if I view the Internet provider as 'people' ? I was thinking of the Internet provider as a company. That's why I said it could...

Teo wrote: It was an exciting moment for Mr. and Mrs. Wang when they learned that they were going to have a baby. Can anyone analyze the structure of the above sentence? It (subject of sentence - pseudo noun) was (singular verb) an exciting moment (highlighting the subject or adjective...

Both are fine. Here is what the American Heritage Dictionary has to say:USAGE NOTE: Every is representative of a large class of English words and expressions that are singular in form but felt to be plural in sense. The class includes, for example, noun phrases introduced by every, any, and...

Here is an article I’ve found in the interest of singularity and plurality. It may be helpful in answering some of the questions.___________________________________________________________ Is None Singular or Plural? By Diane Sandford Published July 21, 2003 Welcome to a new feature from...

t without that 's', then it isn't English you speak. My Analyses: 1. The verb 'look' is defining the action done by the noun 'team'. 2. The noun 'team' is a collective word which means a set of persons or animals working together, so it is a singular word just like 'soldier'. 3. Recall: All...

According to Answers.com, although "none" is etymologically derived from OE "one", it has been used as both a singular and a plural word from that time on as evident in the Bible, works of J. Dryden & E. Burke and many present day well known authors. Today "None" is considered to be shortened...

Well guys, looks like every one here goes witha singular verb but American Heritage says it should be have. Actually I saw this sentence in Americam Heritage but couldn't figure out why is it so. Following is the passage; Every is representative of a large class of English words and...