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It sounds more like second person to me. "Everything in these three bedrooms needs to be replaced." I don't see the word you anywhere in that sentence. How can it be second person? You need to review this. If the speaker refers only
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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califjim
yesterday 4:06 am
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Hi Alex, Sure. You could answer "Neither" if there were two or "None" if more than two. As for singular or plural after 'none of', i can think of sometimes when i use the singular, like "None of the above is
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TrysB, thank you for your great big speech ;-) So the answer in the first example is “None is.” Can I say just “None” without “is”? Do you personally prefer to use singular or plural form of verb after “none of’?
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Hi Alex Here's a good description of the kinds of indefinite pronouns and the verb forms they require: http://www.grammaruntied.com/blog/?p=319 In the first sentence i would say neither of them is her boyfriend. Or you could say "Neither
General English Vocabulary & Idiom Questions
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trysb
yesterday 6:26 pm
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Hello, Alex, when talking about two people or things, use neither . For three or more, use none. Using nobody and, additionally, no one is also possible. None of + uncountable noun - singular: None of the money has been spent on repairs. None
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1. “none” or “nobody” is used in this sentence? Ex. Which of them is her boyfriend? – None./ Nobody. 2. Single or plural number do you use after “none of”? Ex. None of my friends have their own house. / has his own house. Thank you in advance.
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Doesn't 'a couple (of) require a plural noun to follow???
Hi,
quoted from Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary (http://www.learnersdictionary.com):
a couple
informal 1 : two or a few of something
Note: In
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Hi, quoted from Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary (http://www.learnersdictionary.com): a couple informal 1 : two or a few of something Note: In informal U.S. English, a couple can be used like a couple of before a plural noun. Ex: I
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The initial sentence itself is not quite correct.
Children is already plural which means that no -s is needed
-s isn't needed in the verb as well since the subject is in the plural
i.e. Children make mistakes in (an article?) dark
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1. I often work overtime . (one word) 2. I've recently had problems with the finance s . (plural if one's own monetary funds are implied; better change 'good finances' and introduce perfective aspect with 'recently') 3.
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