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Hi Anon: The answer to your question (Cna adjectives be plural?) is no. English does not inflect adjectives for case, number or gender agreement with the nouns they modify. English does inflect nouns and pronouns (for number, not case or gender). Cubs is a noun, a proper name for a sports...

Hello Verymaddhatter, and welcome to English Forums. 1. A pronoun's antecedent is the: A. pronoun itself. B. gender of the pronoun. C word that the pronoun refers back to. D. none of the above Answer is B. Sorry - it's C. 2. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in:...

1. A pronoun's antecedent is the: A. pronoun itself. B. gender of the pronoun. C word that the pronoun refers back to. D. none of the above Answer is B. 2. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in: A. number. B. gender. C. usage. D. both A & B Answer is D. 3. The...

If this sentence originated in the U.S., then failure to make the number (that is, the singularity or plurality) of the pronoun (in this case "their") match the number of the noun (in this case ''seller") is the result of what is termed "political correctness."...

Hello, another English teacher here. I have been teaching English in China for about 2 and a half years now and also speak fluent French, decent Spanish and am learning Chinese (not as hard as you may think once you get the hang of those tones, easy grammar). Now I'll start off by saying that...

Hello again, Unfortunately,I've put one part in my previous post wrongly.Sorry for that.It would be correct to use the preposition "toward" in the following part: "But,if the verb indicates motion,or in plain english,if you are :going toward, flying toward, traveling...

person number gender subject subject & object object 1st sing. mas.& fem I my*, mine** me plural mas.& fem we our*, ours** us 2nd ...

Pucca wrote: So, Alexa and Sara are the same person, aren't they? Point number one: No. But I'm awfully proud that you think so. I'd rather be taken for an obviously intelligent woman than for an obviously silly one. Well, each person has it's opinion (is it said in this way? ), if he...

Here's something interesting I found on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they It is commonly assumed that this usage is due to the singular third-person personal pronouns being either gender-specific (he/she, himself/herself, etc.) or inappropriate for referring to people, such...

Point 1: It is not a matter of 'correctness'. They is commonly used for singular of unknown or mixed gender; it is today, however, frowned upon in formal English. Point 2: Your sentence commits a further error of style-- inconsistency of number and/or register. Irrespective (for the moment) of...