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"Both" is always plural, so that's easy. "All" as a standalone pronoun can be either singular or plural. If it means "all of these individual things", then it's plural: All are present and correct. What should I use, a pencil, marker, or pen? All are...

Hello Anonymous,In your sentences there is no adjective phrases.A phrase is a name used in the english grammar to label a group of words which acts as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence,which means that you need at least two words to label some part of the sentence a phrase. Words,phrases...

Hi LiJ,Perhaps you caught that error in my recent post. It was illogical for me to write "more than (one options)."Since I made that error, it is better for me to borrow this text from The American Heritage Book of English Usage to share with you: "Here’s a riddle: How can you have...

Question 1:The noun phrase ''skill practice'' mean the same as ''practice of skill''. I have observed that most noun phrases such as ''skill practice'' can be used both in singular or plural sense. Would it be wrong to use ''skills practice''? If it is not, then would there be any difference in...

Hi Amy, First, if you'll forgive my saying so, I think you read me wrong when you felt annoyed by me throwing examples to prove my points. I was not trying to prove either you or Hancu wrong but to look for a different answer from just a simple ‘No’ or ‘Bad’. You do understand how...

Thanks everyone. Now I understand that in the "There be" construction, the BE and other verbs that take the place of BE are the main verbs, and the nouns following them agree with them. Originally I thought "going to do" can be followed by either plural nouns or singular nouns because "do"...

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...

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...

MrPedantic wrote: Hello Hungry, sorry for the delay: Hungry wrote: Thank a million once again, Mr. Pedantic. It's so kind of you to do all this for me. I am very very thankful to you. I don't want to gush or anything, -- but well, you are great. 11a.Thank you. I have googled on the phrase...

Hello Hungry, sorry for the delay: Hungry wrote: Thank a million once again, Mr. Pedantic. It's so kind of you to do all this for me. I am very very thankful to you. I don't want to gush or anything, -- but well, you are great. 11a.Thank you. I have googled on the phrase you gave me and found...