By Clauses, Singular verbs

Awence wrote: Please kindly indicate the correct answers and justifications for the answers. 1. Various kinds of food (has/have) been prepared. "kinds" is the subject of the sentence and is singular, requiring a singular verb, have . (present progressive of to happen) Thank you. You're...

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...

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...

Tanit wrote: Hi, good question! I was wandering whether a slightly different point of view exists as for the subject of the sentence: He is one that knows the solution to the problem. or He is one of the few that know the solution to the problem. After some...

Zj.frank wrote:Dear all: He is one of the few that knows the solution to the problem. or He is one of the few that know the solution to the problem. Do the two "that"s denote different things? Shall we say that the first "that" denotes "he" while the second "that" denotes "the few"? If...

Both are fine. Here is what the American Heritage Dictionary has to say:USAGE NOTE: Every is representative of a large class of English words and expressions that are singular in form but felt to be plural in sense. The class includes, for example, noun phrases introduced by every, any, and...

1. Jeff is one of those hyperactive boys who is always falling and breaking something. If the verb is singular, we have to solve this problem: what does "who" refer to? We can test for antecedence by moving the relative clause: 2. ?Jeff is one, who is always falling and breaking something, of...

Both are used, that's for sure. Purists may prefer All I had today was two pieces of pizza because all is the subject of the main clause and does not refer to people. Thus it should be followed by a singular verb, as in:All is well that ends well.When all refers to people, a plural verb is...

Just for additional information, here is the usage notes from a dictionary : When what is the subject of a clause, it may be construed as singular or plural, depending on the sense. It is singular when taken as the equivalent of that which or the thing which, as in I see what seems to be a dead...

It is essential to develop and maintain positive relationships with families and the community in promoting academic success.You are indeed correct, but this sentence is not really comparable to the original; you are more than rewording-- you are restructuring here, Nikko. Now, the introductory...