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Re: terrorists

None, but to be hypercritical, I would like to say:"A team (being a collective noun) of soldiers" is sometimes followed by a singular verb which is not so suitable for your case.In a "fortified bunker", 'fortified' is tautologous since 'bunker' has in its...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by 26TMNTJG2PG 78 days ago Verbs Singular verbs Nouns

I'll say it depends. It may have to do with what context it's used but by and large, I see it as more frequently used in singular context. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. majority SYLLABICATION: ma·jor·i·ty PRONUNCIATION:...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by

Goodman 79 days ago

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Re: global warning

As Yoong Liat says. My point was that after all those plurals, the ear likes to hear a plural verb. Being so far away from "number," the ear forgets that a singular verb is being asked for. "Disasters" is plural, so the problem disappears.But I fear there'll be...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Avangi 80 days ago Verbs Singular verbs Plurals Numbers
Re: none of these gadgets matter/matters

If there's no power, none of these gadgets matters.The rule is that none always takes the singular verb.However, the rule is more often broken than observed, so this rule is usually used only in formal contexts (such as English grammar exams), and the proximity rule mentioned earlier in this...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 86 days ago Grammar Verbs Singular verbs Conversations English grammar
Re: Three out of every four automobile owners in the U.S also own a bicyle

In your first example, "three" is the subject of the sentence. The prepositional phrase "out of etc." modifies "three." The plural subject requires the plural verb, "own."The subject of your second sentence is "one," which is singular and takes...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Avangi 86 days ago Regards Grammar Verbs Singular verbs Plurals Plural subject
Re: ALL AND BOTH

These all require plural verbs. / These all require a plural verb."Each," or "either one" or "any one of them" would take a singular verb. - A.

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Avangi 88 days ago Verbs Singular verbs Plurals
ALL AND BOTH

Hi,I get confused as to when I could use the singular verb or plural verb with the words 'all' and 'both'. I think I have seen the singular verb use more than the plural verb use.eg,The answers are A and B. Both is/are?? fine.What should I use, a pencil or pen? Both is/are...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anonymous 88 days ago Verbs Singular verbs Plurals
Re: live /lives?

The important plural in your sentences is "those." People often misuse "their" as a singular, and "who" may be either singular or plural.If you wanted to express the same thought in the singular, you might use the singular "whoever" in place of the plural...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Avangi 88 days ago Verbs Singular verbs Plurals Possessives Nouns Pronouns Genders
Re: expectations, expectation

This doesn't seem quite right. The subject of this instance of "is" is "Lewis Hamilton", not "expectation". In my opinion, both the following are OK. 1. The expectation that Lewis Hamilton is under is causing him immense problems 2. The expectations that...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Mr Wordy 92 days ago Verbs Singular verbs Sample
Re: expectations, expectation

This boils down to a case of subject/verb agreement.As a quick reminder, singular subjects require singular verbs, and plural subjects require plural verbs.Expectation is singular, expectations is plural. Whichever you choose needs to have the appropriate matching verb to go with it in the 2nd...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Skrej 92 days ago Verbs Singular verbs Plurals Sample

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