Is the verb after there always a plural or singular form? It can be either singular or plural. It depends on the following noun phrase. There is a seat. There are seats. There has to be a seat. There have to be seats. With a compound noun phrase

Personally, I feel that there is an element missing in this sentence. I may be wrong! Here is my training of thought: If the occasion is someone's birthday, then "the shape of the cake" is the birthday?, or wedding based on the

I would say that 'more than one' requires a singular noun so the third sentence is incorrect (in my view). In the first sentence 'more than one subject' is the subject of the sentence (in singular) so it should be correct.

Where can I read about this point of grammar? What book? Any fairly complete grammar book should cover this. Look under "Verbs with Predicative Compliments". You can also try searching the internet. There are six different patterns that

*the slept man *a belonged wallet *a left guest *the gone people *the arrived women *a disappeared rabbit *a died geranium Hi CJ, I get our point. I have no argument about intransitive participles not being able to

1. The question has been answered a few times already , but has not been answered. Okay to omit the subject in the sentences like the above (omitting the subject in the second clause), right? A comma before but is necessary even when the

Peg: Noun: Economics . The level at which some price, exchange rate, etc., is set. Actually, how can we know whether it works as a noun or a verb ? Because it has an article for a start. The territory’s currency peg " Territory's

We had a poster (eddie) who spent a lot of time delving into appositives, pretty much on his own. I recall that the term "noun phrase" seemed ambiguous at times. We name phrases sometimes for the type of word that "fronts" them

Yes, a gerund: I like playing guitar. Playing guitar is a good hobby.

Hi, Many kind thanks in advance for anyone who can answer the following question. What part of speech is the word guitar in the sentence below: It's a noun, as you probably know. I like playing guitar. Is playing guitar a noun