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Thanks. But "buses" follows the verb infinitive "be" : There is/are going to be more buses on this line. In this sample sentence, "be" remains infinitive regardless the number of the noun that follows. Did you mean that because "buses" is plural, the "be" that follows "There" should be...

Dear Sir or Madam, This letter is to verify that Audrey Sullivan is a full-time employee of Grimes Janitorial Service. Ms. Sullivan is our assistant manager and is currently working out of the state for approximately six months. Our company is expanding, and Ms. Sullivan is assisting with the...

Hello Jack I'm afraid a bit I could not understand correctly what you are asking. But I'll try. 1). One in ten say they will buy it. 'One in ten' is a phrase that can be rephrased as 10%. This phrase is often used to report a result of some statistical study on the opinions about something...

Hello Jack's question is interesting. I've four grammar books and what they say is in agreement with Mr Mic and Pieanne. So Jack's sentence would be incorrect as a standard expression of English. But it is also true many people online are taking plural seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks,...

?Thank you Casi for your examples. I have a few more questions about sentences B and C. In your sample sentences, nouns are uniformly singular or plural. In B and C, some nouns are in plural and some are in singlar. The singluar nouns "lamp" and "desk" follow the verb "be" in B; while in C,...