I'd probably say, "that are being wasted," but you're likely to hear your example sentence in casual conversation, especially when the subject and verb are separated by the relative clause. I'd consider it an error. But, on

. Hello Hello World, and welcome to English Forums. 1. All hope is gone 2. All hopes are gone 3 . All money is good 4. All people are good. 1. If I were invisible -- This is a better choice for writing English and careful speaking . 2. If I was

There is /are a bathroom, a dining room and two bedrooms. Strictly speaking, it should be "there are" because several things are listed. However, in everyday conversation and informal writing, native speakers frequently use

" One of the guys runs to work every day " is grouped as " runs to work every day ". "One of the guys" is singular, and "runs" agrees with the singular subject. " This is one of the cars that run on

A: Tell us about your latest movie. B: It's about a kid, me, moving to China and leaving behind his past in the US. In the foreign country, he has to blend into the completely different culture. Though he speaks Chinese, there are other

The reason I asked #1 is that sometimes, in conversation, I hear people change from singular to plural to generalize the statement. Is it a common mistake? Thanks for the correction. Of course they are different but I sometimes call one the

Dear teachers, Would you please help me correct this sentence? He has an appropriate knowledge and way of thinking that help s him have a sensible conversation. These are my views: vocabulary : a) is "appropriate" wrong here

Clive -- I agree that "everyone" is often treated as plural in casual conversation, and I might well say "everyone does their best" myself. But technically, shouldn't it be "everyone does his job and everyone does his

Hi, I would not say 'talk' is inappropriate. It depends on what the speak/writer wants to convey. If there is a dialog or conversation between your inner voice and you, talk is fine. We use speak instead of talk to indicate one-way

A is often used with plural nouns when there is an adjective before the noun and an amount is thought of: He spent a happy five days in Cairo. An adjective becomes a plural noun when the is placed before it: The illiterate can't read. (=