Hi, Although I know the lexical difference between holiday and holidays I usually get confused when it comes to forming the appropriate grammatical form in sentences like: This is/are the best holiday OR This/They is/are the best

Dear friend, else's - Charles' - - even though there is not -'s in writing, it is generally pronounced. boys' - - the suffix is neither written nor pronounced with regular plurals (unlike irregular ones, cf children's - )

Dear friend, both a correct, but the first option is generally more common among British English speakers. The choice of the pronoun largely depends on your intention: if you wish to speak of a class as a number of individuals, you should resort

The Class took their examinations in two separete rooms. Or The Class took its examinations in two separete rooms. Which one is correct? In my opinion first one seemed to be correct. But then read somewhere that class is a collective noun and

Dear friend, the only possible combination is you were , regardless of either singular or plural reference. Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff

I know what airlines it is already. To me, the use of the plural ("airlines") would be a completely unnatural way to refer to a single airline and/or a single flight. Mightn't it also be ungrammatical? (Perhaps even in response to

Hi Pleasehelp I know which airline it is already. This is OK. You could also use "what" instead of "which". I know what airlines it is already. To me, the use of the plural ("airlines") would be a completely

Hi badgrammar Strictly, possession with non-human nouns is correctly indicated by of which. However, whose is so much simpler that it is often acceptable to use it in place of of which. This is a matter of personal judgement, but

They are very odd statements, hence the grammar also appears odd. Any native would say ' Green cars '.

Welcome to EF, badgrammar! I hope you'll soon be able to change your screen name to Good Grammar. It is correct to use the possessive form whose as a relative pronoun whenever a possessive form is needed: This house, whose windows are shut,