By Pronouns, Plurals

Have - should be used with plural noun/pronoun. Has - should be used with singular noun/pronoun. If above rule is true, then this below sentence should be incorrect. I have a book in my hand. Why the above sentence can not be written like this. I has a book in my hand.

Solomon_13000 wrote:Are the sentences below correct in terms of the use of preposition and so on in italic? Preposition Neither Amy nor her sisters like to do ironing every week. He is like his mother He is always like that Besides working at the restaurant, he also works at the...

condescend: 1: If someone condescends to do something, they agree to do it, but in a way which shows that they think they are better than other people and should not have to do it. I always thought of someone as singular gender-neutral pronoun. But in the above definition, they is plural...

Dear Belly,corny : trite, dated, meladromatic.From that definition, I would guess "corny much?" to mean "sound too corny?"Here is an example that I saw from one of the blogs:"My mom is the light in my life and my strength; corny much?"Regarding clarifies vs. clarify, I would like to share with...

Hi, 1. I had to help him because he is my friend. I am confused if the use of the verb "is" in the dependent clause is correct. There is a rule that if the verb in the independent clause is in its past or past perfect form, the verb in the dependent or subordinated clause should also be in its...

Anonymous wrote:Obviously, there is a difference in meaning between "We insist that he uphold the law" and "We insist that he upholds the law" (the first is stating more of a command and the other stating a belief about the situation), but I cannot figure out exactly why the first one is...

Obviously, there is a difference in meaning between "We insist that he uphold the law" and "We insist that he upholds the law" (the first is stating more of a command and the other stating a belief about the situation), but I cannot figure out exactly why the first one is correct, or how to...

It's unclear what a native teacher is. Do you mean a teacher who is a native speaker of English? In that case you want There are three English teachers at the school. Two are native speakers of English, and one is Vietnamese. As for the general idea of combining adjectives, the...

Anonymous wrote:Interesting...When used as a pronoun, either is normally singular and takes a singular verb: The two surgeons disagree with each other more than either does (not do) with the pathologist. But when either is followed by of and a plural noun, it is often used with a plural verb:...

Interesting...When used as a pronoun, either is normally singular and takes a singular verb: The two surgeons disagree with each other more than either does (not do) with the pathologist. But when either is followed by of and a plural noun, it is often used with a plural verb: Either of the...