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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Search results for 'tag:Plural subject tag:Negatives' matching tags 'Plural subject' and 'Negatives'</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPlural+subject+tag%3aNegatives</link><description>Search results for 'tag:Plural subject tag:Negatives' matching tags 'Plural subject' and 'Negatives'</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CSMOD (Build: 3248.36859)</generator><item><title>Re: I need your help,please.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/INeedYourHelpPlease/zgmdc/post.htm#450604</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:36:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:450604</guid><dc:creator>Avangi</dc:creator><description>&lt;P&gt;1.&amp;nbsp; "women"&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; use plural to match "the elderly"&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; "are more LIKELY"&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;2.&amp;nbsp; The goals of our program ARE&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; use plural verb with plural subject&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;3.&amp;nbsp; MANY benefits&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; "Much" is for stuff; "many" is for things you can count.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;4.&amp;nbsp; there IS a lot of space&amp;nbsp; (missing verb in clause)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; IN which he could write&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; (or) &amp;nbsp; WHERE he could write&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;5.&amp;nbsp; (wrong choice of conjunctions)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; use "but" instead of "or"&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;6.&amp;nbsp; in ALMOST every country&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;7.&amp;nbsp; is EXTREMELY important&amp;nbsp; (use adverb form to modify predicate adjective)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;8.&amp;nbsp; positive OR negative&amp;nbsp; (conjunction)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;9.&amp;nbsp; While I WAS TAKING a walk&amp;nbsp; (past tense to match "saw")&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; RAKING&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; (wrong words&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; "talking" for&amp;nbsp; "taking"&amp;nbsp; and&amp;nbsp; "ranking" for&amp;nbsp;"raking")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;10.&amp;nbsp; to care FOR their parents&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;11.&amp;nbsp; five LAPTOP TESTS&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ("tests" is a noun&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; object of the preposition&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; and is plural because there are five.&amp;nbsp; "Laptop" is an adjective in this case and doesn't have to agree.&amp;nbsp; It could be a noun if used alone, like "Five laptops were found to be defective.")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;12.&amp;nbsp; INSECTS&amp;nbsp; (plural to agree with animals)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I think "fossilized" is the better adjective&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I'd suggest using two separate sentences: "insects.&amp;nbsp; Fossilized"&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; a period at the end&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;13.&amp;nbsp; I think this is okay.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It needs a period at the end.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Congratulations on your first post!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;A.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>