English grammar is very messy. Since there is no Language Academy or any similar authority, no one has the authority to determine correct usage. Datum (singular) and data (plural) are Latin words. So many people use the plural word with a singular

Thanks, Clive. Yes, I know it's fine. My question is about the subject verb agreement. I'm stuck with the plural word Rentals.

Hi again, Kindly answer my questions 1. The annual earnings have been pegged at $3.86 billion. In the above sentence we are speaking about a annual so should it be the annual earnings has been pegged.. No, earnings is treated as a plural

Kindly answer my questions 1. The annual earnings have been pegged at $3.86 billion. In the above sentence we are speaking about a annual so should it be the annual earnings has been pegged.. No, earnings is treated as a plural word. But then

Hi, Following sentences I came across magazine kindly clear my doubts. Please note that it's better to say 'answer my questions' rather than 'clear my doubts'. 1. The annual earnings have be pegged at $3.86 billion. In

Kooyeen wrote: Hi, here's another thing that is driving me crazy: There is/are a group. There was/were a group. There is/are a group of people There was/were a group of people. There is/are a group of people who are trying to block the road .

According to Answers.com, although "none" is etymologically derived from OE "one", it has been used as both a singular and a plural word from that time on as evident in the Bible, works of J. Dryden & E. Burke and many present day well known

Hi Vincent, 'Parts' is a plural word so you need to say 'need' as the verb form. 'Do you have any cubicle furniture that has parts that need to be repaired?' Your sentence is also not in good style. Why don't you just say 'Do you have

The prescriptive rule has it that 'neither' and 'either' take the singular verb, so "Neither has windows" ('neither' is the subject) and "Either one of them has it" ('one' is the subject). In everyday conversation, however, it is quite common

Erik Neves wrote on 05 Jul 2004: Hi, everybody, This was an argument I got in with a friend of mine. Which is the correct form or ... (the word) 'secs' sound like 'sex'. Hmm... "secs is a plural word"... it seems I've