By American English, Singular verbs

Thanks Jim, I understand, even though it seems kind of complicated to me.Also because I noticed this strange thing: CalifJim wrote:The discussion above covers most of this. which is more often used than who in AmE, and what the team, audience, etc. is/are actually doing may influence the...

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...

Hi,I know in American English collective nouns are treated as singular, so I say:The team is working, and not The team are working,The group is playing, and not The group are playing.The problem is that I've never considered the possibility of saying "a team OF", so I really don't know what to do...

Kooyeen wrote:Hi I know that in sentences like "What/All I want is/are two girls, two Ferrari and two million dollars" both is and are are used (but I perfer are). Now, what happens if I have a subject that is more specific than all or what? Examples: The best thing was/were those belly...

Hi I know that in sentences like "What/All I want is/are two girls, two Ferrari and two million dollars" both is and are are used (but I perfer are). Now, what happens if I have a subject that is more specific than all or what? Examples:The best thing was/were those belly dancers. I really liked...

I think it is correct but more likely to be seen and heard in England than the United States.The rule is:"...when the group is considered as a unit, the singular verb is used; when it is thought of as a collection of individuals, the plural verb is used. All grammarians and usage commentators...

Ruslana wrote: Goodman wrote:Neither the letters nor the memo (was) on your desk. Neither/ either/ any/ someone etc.....always takes on the singular verb formNeither is paired with nor as either is with or, and in those uses as conjunctions they pose usage...

Goodman wrote:Neither the letters nor the memo (was) on your desk. Neither/ either/ any/ someone etc.....always takes on the singular verb form Neither is paired with nor as either is with or, and in those uses as conjunctions they pose usage problems of agreement. Usually they will take a...

First of all, the verb phrase "was/were hurt" refers to none of the officers. Shooting is a subject of the first clause, so don't worry about it. None of the officers should be followed by a singular verb in a formal style in British English, i.e. ...but none of the officers was hurt. However,...

1. Use of present perfect tense and simple past tense Speakers of American English generally use the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle) far less than speakers of British English. In spoken American English it is very common to use the simple past tense as an alternative in...