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Hi Anon Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage The first book is on British English usage the second on American English usage 1 The Right Word at the Right Time states as follows There is an apple and pears for dessert There are apples and a pear for dessert 2 The...

Hi Ohmyrichard The following is for your information Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage The first book is on British English usage the second on American English usage The Right Word at the Right Time states as follows There is an apple and pears for dessert There...

In your sentence I would use is The usage note below is from the American Heritage dictionary British English does vary from American English on the use of plurals with nouns representing groups of individuals Percent can take a singular or plural verb depending on how the quantity being...

The plural verb is apparently a feature of British English where American English users opt for using chiefly the singular But being native to neither language I guess my hands are free I have a theory that if I were to speak this sentence I would use were whereas if I were to write it I d use...

quote user Anonymous The couple is living in DallasThe couple are living in DallasWhich quote Either one will do Couple is grammatically singular but two people are needed to form a couple Especially in British English a plural verb is often used if many people are involved England are up four...

Sometimes particularly in British English we can vary whether we use the singular or plural verb in these cases It can change the meaning though Remember that the singular verb is used when we are thinking of the group as a whole single entity The plural verb can be used when we are thinking of...

Hi Awence yes you can say a drug or several drugs With plurals you use a plural verb in those kinds of structures Some of the drugs are dangerous One half of the drugs are dangerous Fifty percent of the drugs are dangerous MrP s example was different It shows you could say parents could take a...

Hi StenkaPeople may say what you have written in casual speech but them is not good English in this context Put the things items in order would be better In British English it is very common to use a plural pronoun or verb to refer to a whole that consists of many people even though the actual...

I would have used the plural for both verbs I was told people say A group of children are playing not is playing I think group is a collective noun and in American English it s singular The team is ready In British English you might hear The team are ready but not in AmE But when collective nouns...

Hi Teo I hope the following will be helpful In BrE it should be There is a cat and a dog Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage The first book is on British English usage the second on American English usage The Right Word at the Right Time states as follows There is...