By Clauses, Singular nouns

Hi, I'd lke to offer some comments. - About "...so...as..." 1. The Emperor Augustus, it appears, commissioned an idealized sculptured portrait, the features of which are so unrealistic as to constitute what one scholar calls an "artificial face." My question is why can use "so... as"...

Dear,I am going to take GMAT exam. When I was practising, I met some grammar problems. Please help me to understand correctly about them.- About "...so...as..." 1. The Emperor Augustus, it appears, commissioned an idealized sculptured portrait, the features of which are so unrealistic as to...

Question 1Although the question has already been answered, I should like to comment on why arise is the correct choice. The subject of the clause should any difference arise is difference, which is singular and third person. One of the fundamental principles of English grammar is that the subject...

From a grammatical point of view, both sentences are incorrect because the verb does not agree with the subject. What makes me feel happy are my friends. Here the subject is the noun clause "what makes me feel happy". The noun clause functions as a singular noun. The sentence should...

Hi Daylyn, and welcome. Are. "Data" is starting to migrate to being used as a singular noun (more usage experts approve of it than used to, but the battle isn't nearly over), but I think that "criteria" is still seen only as plural. (And edit in a comma after "analysis" since it's two seperate...

"A pair of ---s" is treated as a singular noun when it stands as a subject in a main clause. o This pair of gloves is stained with blood. x This pair of gloves are stained with blood. But "a pair of ---s" is treated as a plural noun when it stands as a subject in a relative clause. x...

I often see sentences where the object noun or the predicate noun is in disagreement with the subject in number. In most case this kind of imbalanced singular noun is followed by a sentence or clause that explains it. I feel this disagreement would be intentionally used by writers to attract...

No, it can't be. 'This' is a demonstrative pronoun referring to the thesis in the main clause, while 'it' serves to refer to the whole singular noun phrase 'reading fairy stories an experience in moral education'... I think. I know. But that analysis comes from your understanding that "this"...

No, it can't be. 'This' is a demonstrative pronoun referring to the thesis in the main clause, while 'it' serves to refer to the whole singular noun phrase 'reading fairy stories an experience in moral education'... I think. Maybe I'll see my way more clearly in the morning. And with luck,...