By Direct objects, Plurals

Hi,I'm really enjoying this. You're making me think. I'm going to take your points out of sequence. I think I'm still replying to your post; if I misrepresent what you're saying, please correct me. First, the summary of what I'm going to say: A lot depends on theory, and...

Anonymous wrote:Obviously, there is a difference in meaning between "We insist that he uphold the law" and "We insist that he upholds the law" (the first is stating more of a command and the other stating a belief about the situation), but I cannot figure out exactly why the first one is...

Obviously, there is a difference in meaning between "We insist that he uphold the law" and "We insist that he upholds the law" (the first is stating more of a command and the other stating a belief about the situation), but I cannot figure out exactly why the first one is correct, or how to...

Hi, 1) Why do the word 'jewelry' (plural form for jewel) takes a verb in the singular: "The jewelry has been sold".(?); ' Jewelry' is a singular word that refers to a collection of things like rings, necklaces, bracelets, etc. The plural of the word 'jewel' is simply 'jewels'. 2) Why in this...

Optimus wrote:Hello. First, in the following sentence, is 'adding' a gerund?Adding comments (has/have) been disabled for this video.If yes, is 'comments' part of this gerund also? Second, what should follow 'adding comments'? While 'comments' is a plural, shouldn't 'adding comments' be...

Nominative pronouns are used as subjects of the sentence or clauses. If you are unsure as to which word is the subject, restate the sentence by placing who or what in front of the verb. these words are examples of nominative pronouns in a sentence, its just like a story it comes in...

http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/articles/media/1994_01_24_thenewrepublic.html Probably no "grammatical error" has received as much scorn as "misuse" of pronoun case inside conjunctions (phrases with two parts joined by is an object that requires object case, it does not mean that is an object...

I've done some research and believe it is a personal pronoun (third party). Feminine - heo or hie = her (direct object) All genders plural - heo or hie = them (direct object) http://acunix.wheatonma.edu/mdrout/GrammarBook/GramPersPronouns.html Good day, Eric

All are possible. (1) The ones with singular 'present' are unrealistic because we would give our parents different presents each year. (2) The ones with plural 'birthdays' are preferable to the ones with singular 'birthday' because the modifier should normally match the number of the noun, in...