http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPlural+subject+tag%3aAbbreviationsSearch results for 'tag:Plural subject tag:Abbreviations' matching tags 'Plural subject' and 'Abbreviations'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3248.36859)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Sentence/zjqrm/post.htm#466458Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:27:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:466458Clive<P>Hi,</P> <P><FONT color=#0000ff>I just want to know that in some books we can see the sentence like this</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#0000ff>Krish et al<STRONG>,</STRONG> was proposed the work in medicinal plant&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#0000ff>et al means - Krisk, David, Jhon</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#000000>Yes, <STRONG>et al.</STRONG> is fine, although you need a period rather than a comma after the abbreviation 'al'. Actually, the period is often omitted.</FONT></P> <P>'Krish et al.' means&nbsp; 'Krish and others', ie Krish, Krisk, David and Jhon. In other words, it is a plural subject.</P> <P>'Proposed' is not a suitable word.</P> <P><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>Krish et al. were offered the work in the medicinal plant.&nbsp;</STRONG></FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#000000>Best wishes, Clive</FONT></P>