Now if I look up "are," the dictionary tells me that it is the present plural of "be." But what I would expect is that it would tell me that it is the present plural of "am" or "is" because those are the

Apparently I did not explain myself well enough. If you look up a word in the dictionary like "eaten", if it is listed at all, they will reference you to the first person singular, "eat". My understanding is that this is the

First, in both 1a and 1b, the usage of the word "symbols" is incorrect - in this case, the word "symbol" is actually plural in its own right. It's a very easy mistake as there's a vague, muddy (or, "unclear")

Pleasehelp: Many usage experts explain that "public" takes a singular verb in American English; a plural verb in British English. You will also notice this with other words, such as "government."

Many years ago in English class, I learned that if a person were talking about a dream or if the person used the word "if", than the verb would be plural and not singular, i.e. I wish I were a dancer. I dreamed I were a

Hello Anonymous posters, As Mister Micawber has already posted, the noun stuff is usually uncountable, so that is the way you should generally use it. However, as Mister Micawber has also stated, there are a few very specialized ways to use the

I appreciate your input but please don't give it unless you know it is grammatically correct. This is excellent advice for banu82in. When a most of expression is the subject, the verb agrees with the word after most of . Most of the butter

I appreciate your input but please don't give it unless you know it is grammatically correct. This is excellent advice for banu82in. When a most of expression is the subject, the verb agrees with the word after most of . Most of the butter

The second sentence is correct. "Most of America" - we are actually talking about the people of America. People is plural, so we should use "don't." I appreciate your input but please don't give it unless you know it

Hi I tried to amend the text and to collect the basic Standard British grammar rules according to books and teachers. Any comment? The Convention on the Rights of the Child establishes standards which the laws in many countries cannot achieve /