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plurals

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:17:59 GMT

Hi,
In a situation of talking about a company's or a small enterprise's (a store's?) monthly (or any periodic time) bottom line or performance level, I think I have encountered the plural words like "profits", "incomes", and "figures" used in the wording of some kind of descriptive report. Are they correct? Why not use singular words like "profit" and "figure" when it seems logical that when a company counts how much it has made at the end of some period, a single number indicating a bottom line would likely to surface, not two bottom lines.

A possible wording in *** Company's monthly report?

For the month of Febuary, our profits/profit figures/incomes rose 10 percent over the same month last year.

Re: gone were/was

CalifJim — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:36:12 GMT

There's not a plural word in the whole sentence! was!

Was this supposed to be a trick question?

Re: Have vs. has

Clive — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:01:00 GMT

Hi,

In the office at the moment there is a debate going on about the correct use of have vs. has in a particular sentence. The sentence is:

All of the above marking criteria (have/has) been met.

Can anyone tell us which is the correct term and why? Criteria is a plural word (singular = criterion), so say 'have'.

After all, you wouldn't say 'All of the students has arrived'.

Best wishes, Clive

See = waters

Liveinjapan — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:44:15 GMT

The vessel operator, Japanese shipping firm Nippon Yusen, says the 150,000-ton Takayama was traveling in waters about 440 kilometers off Aden when it was hit.

Does the plural word waters mean any kind of sea?

Thanks
LiJ

Re: iTunes Movie Rentals launches today

Liveinjapan — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:43:53 GMT

Thanks, Clive.

Yes, I know it's fine. My question is about the subject verb agreement.

I'm stuck with the plural word Rentals.

types

Believer — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:46:33 GMT

Hi,

I have not-so-easy times using the word 'types' in front of a countable noun and an uncountable noun.

There are two types of face: optimistic and pessimistic. -- I have difficulty with using the word 'types' with a countable noun. I think 'face' is used figuratively.

What do you think about these types of language. -- 'language' seems uncountable. Is it OK to use a plural word like 'types' in front of it? I feel like it has to be 'languages' since 'types' precedes it. Normally when we talk about types, I think an uncountable noun becomes countable.

Re: open cloze

Clive — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:52:58 GMT

Hi,

" Thanks to a patient and sympathetic boyfriend, who helped talk me out of thinking of it, the tragedy is in the past. ...?..........are not in the......?..........are, as you so rightly point out, the numerous causes of the problem: the common myths that women love rough men; that rape, or gang rape, is an act of virility; that girls who enjoy sex are promiscuous and therefore fair game to any sex-hungry man; that girls who dress attractively, or who are quite obviously fanciable, are flaunting themselves and therefore must be punished for it; the list is endless."

out, thinking, tragedy, ?, ? as, point, numerous, common, men, gang, act, that, sex, fair, dress, obviously, themselves, punished. All in respective order.

Now can you help me?? I'm sorry. I can't think of anything that fits here. Obviously, it seems that plural words are required, but without articles. That part of the sentence still seems wrong to me. Perhaps someone else can offer you good suggestions.

This is not an easy exercise, and I think you have done an excellent job on the rest of it.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: Kindly help me out

Clive — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:59:02 GMT

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 word. But then The annual is singular and verb needs to agree with subject kindly correct me if I am wrong. 'Annual' is an adjective, and thus has no effect on the verb.

3. The country is witnessing a sea change in the lifestyle, mindsets, aspirations and attitudes of its people. Is this correct? Yes, but I'd prefer the plural 'lifestyles'.

5. Everything about Crompton Greaves is (a) world class. (aticle should come or it can be omitted) You need to omit it. The phrase is used adjectivally. Kindly put some light or give me references for understanding how and when phrase to be used adjectivally. Consider that you can reword your example as 'Compton Greaves is a world-class person' or 'Compton Greaves has world-class skills'. In other words, If you can use the phrase to qualify a noun, it has an adjectival use.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: Kindly help me out

Creativeguru — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:55:23 GMT

Kindly answer my questions

3. The country is witnessing a sea change in the lifestye, mindsets, aspirations and attitudes of its people. Is this correct?

Re: Kindly help me out

Clive — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:53:01 GMT

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 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.

2. Vir Sanghvi, reputed as one of the youngest editor(or editors) in the Indian media terrain. 'Editors', because you are saying 'he is one of a group'. This sentence is not correct. For example, it has no main verb.

3. The country is witnessing a sea change in the lifestye, mindset, aspirations and attitudes of its people. In the above sentences it aspirations..attitudes but then mindset and lifestyle are singular without 's' is any structural error or if I add 's' to all the words(i.e including lifestyle & mindset) then is it will be wrong please explain I'd make all these words plural, because you are speaking of so many people.

4. No one should suffer because he happened to be born in a certain race, class or economics condition. (is using economics conditions in the end will be wrong) It's OK, but say the singular 'economic condition'. If you are making a general statement that is true for past, present and future, it's better to say 'happens' rather than 'happened'.

5. Everything about Crompton Greaves is (a) world class. (aticle should come or it can be omitted) You need to omit it. The phrase is used adjectivally.

Best wishes, Clive