By Plurals, Commas

Re: correction 2

Amy and I left for the mall at 7 to get James a birthday cake. It was his 35th birthday. At the bakery shop, we had a hard time choosing from a wide selection of cakes. When I agreed to pick up a cake, I had thought it was a 20 minute (Is it missing an S?I was told not to use the plural when...

Re: Grammar doubts

Hi, (1) This seems to be a perennial problem, that we cannot live without bloodshed, without going after our enemies. Comma usage, please check. OK (2) But the basic drive is to get food and to get the mating available. And it is in this here that Jainas perceive what kinds of passions...

Re: help with grammar doubts

Hi, (1) This might seem a strange title, but I want to begin---since I was asked to speak about disagreements of religion after September 11th---begin with a truth that anxiety itself is not against religious attachment. Please check usage of two "begins" one before emdash and one...

correct this please

Hi, Please correct this. Is the comma before 'ready' OK? Hi, I hope you all had very relaxing holidays and are back in your work places, ready to work on new assignments... Our thanks go (goes??) to John Doe for his remarkable work on making sure every sector of our company works to its...

Re: To have plural for that and related to 'etc.'

Another full stop is not needed. The following sentences are for your information. We talked about contract, pay, etc. (Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary) a shop selling paper, pens, typewriters, etc. (Times-Chambers Essential English Dictionary) Or we can simply close the form without...

How to determine the subject here?

I heard that the coach, as well as the players, is going to travel to the city next Friday. My head said with comma, the subject above is coach whereas without comma, a plural verb is valid. I somewhat agree but with doubts and wonder why it is so. Mind giving me some explanation on this...

Re: Heart and Hearts

"hearts and minds" is a very popular fixed idiom these days re discussions of strategy in Iraq, and uses plurals in that case. Darcy's example implies that the American people may have a common soul, assuming the singular was used deliberately. The plurals of all three would refer...

Re: clear my doubt

Hi, Last year, the Lead India intiative dusted off 6 decades of indifference to take its first determined steps. Steps that would travel a road lined with cynical litter and well-meaning discouragement <<< This is a phrase rather than a sentence, because it has no main verb. I would...

Re: Help Me! Will someone please edit my paragraph?

Bilsonx wrote:Ok well I fixed most of the basic stuff you said. Could you maybe tell me how i could fix the others?My first Wreck in my new car My friend Brandon and I was . After this close call I have learned to drive super careful in the snow and slow down when bigger...

Re: singular or plural

Cogar wrote: Hello all,should it be singular or plural since oranges might not exist.There will be an apple, and some oranges if any, that (is/are) going to be used for the game. There will be an apple, and some oranges, if any, that are going to be used for the game. There should be a...