By Plurals, Numbers

Re: far

Thanks. Now that I'm clear with the preposition usage, a new problem arises. Actually, I have been having this problem. How do you count mountain? In other words, when to use the plural or singular? Based on the number of peaks?

Re: Is the sentence structure right?

Liat, I don’t think the correct answer should be dependent on the number of student based on the original question which was only 5% of the students are placed after completion of their training. Clearly, the subject is the percentage which is “5%”, not the student; if my understanding is true....

Re: Persons/People

PEOPLE VERSUS PERSONS When should we use which?STORY STARTS> There is confusion about the best way to describe more than one person. It often feels better to speak of “three people” rather than “three persons”, but this suggests that people is the plural of person. The words people and person...

Re: was or were

http://www.bartleby.com/68/47/4047.html: Neither is paired with nor as either is with or, and in those uses as conjunctions they pose usage problems of agreement. Usually they will take a singular verb if both parts of the structure are singular, as in Neither he nor his friend is ready, and if...

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...

Re: Kindly explain these

'out of our lives' goes together. You could change it to 'cast the devils from our lives'.

Agreement for collective noun

The bunch of flowers (has, have) faded although i put (it, them) in water the moment (it, they) were cut. We have complained to the Health Department about it but so far (it, they ) (hasn't haven't) done anything about it. The management (does, do) (its, their) best to help the...

Re: Changes or change

Hi, Any syntax problem with this? Yes. You can say either 'change' or 'changes' here, although the plural would be more common. However, here are a number of other edits to your sentences. Are we going to have more change on 'PARK FILE' and then altogether we'll...

Re: three out of four

Hi, Which verb, singular or plural, should be followed by the kind of phrase "three out of four" where only numbers are listed? three out four is/are -- I check online and saw both being used. Very generally speaking, use 'are' if you are counting and use 'is' if...

three out of four

Hi, Which verb, singular or plural, should be followed by the kind of phrase "three out of four" where only numbers are listed? three out four is/are -- I check online and saw both being used.