By Plural subject, Grammar

In your first example, "three" is the subject of the sentence. The prepositional phrase "out of etc." modifies "three." The plural subject requires the plural verb, "own."The subject of your second sentence is "one," which is singular and takes...

Futurehuman11 wrote:That fight comes in 10 days, when Lesnar takes on former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir in the co-main event of UFC 81. This is similar to the case of the second clause renaming the first. My teacher, Mrs. Smith, is the first English teacher I've had that didn't use 'is'...

two thoughts really stands in the forefront. plural subject = plural verb.Secondly, I started Cub Scouts when I was 7, working my way the self discipline and responsibilities given by my pears peers truly expanded brought tremendous satisfaction, having once been in their shoes. giving...

spelling and grammar = plural subject = plural verb = were. Let me know if you have any more questions.

Gori wrote: When you start a sentence, for example, "None of the students...,"I know that one can use either "is" or "are" as its verb. (According to grammar books, they say "is" is more formal than "are" in this case.) Now my question is this: in the following examples, which is correct to...

CalifJim wrote:Hmmm. I don't see any reason to agonize over plurality here. To me the full energy savings is only one entity -- a certain monetary amount, so the ... savings ... is not included in the prices ... What would the plurality be that could be included (but isn't) in something like...

Here is an article I’ve found in the interest of singularity and plurality. It may be helpful in answering some of the questions.___________________________________________________________ Is None Singular or Plural? By Diane Sandford Published July 21, 2003 Welcome to a new feature from...

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 authors. Today "None" is considered to be shortened...

Q:What are the rules for subject-verb concord? (When do I use is and when do I use are?)A:There is no easy rule to answer this question, but the LONGMAN GRAMMAR of SPOKEN and WRITTEN ENGLISH states (pg. 181): There is a tendency towards SINGLE CONCORD with existential there. In general, we may...

There is no easy rule to answer this question, but the Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English states (page 181): There is a tendency towards single concord with existential there. In general, we amy say that singular concord is used unless there are clear reasons for using the plural (a...