Clarencetsang: If you have decided that you wish to start your sentence with "My favorite food...," you have two options: (1) You may follow the "rule" -- "food" is singular. So use the singular verb (My favorite food

why is "two of us IS here" correct? It is not correct. There seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding the side chat that Marius and I had earlier in this thread. The confusion is due to a misinterpretation of a few joking remarks that

Here are the answers: Choose the verb in each sentence: 1. One and a half apples are left on the table. 2. One apple and a half are left on the table. The verb is plural b/c the subject is plural - it's a "compound

And what is the rule? The rule, which in English isn't of course always adhered to, is that a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural su bject takes a plural verb : My friend speak s English. My friend s speak English.

Making a fresh pot of coffee and breakfast for us is what my mom does first thing every morning.. I have two nouns here, coffee and breakfast but verb is still singular. It sounds perfectly fine to my ears … When speaking, I would naturally use

Acorrding According to Veterinanrian veterinarian Carol Obsborne, he who runs VetSmart Care Clinices, Clinics, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio, the "pet craze" that that's going on with these days is a reaction in our stressful lives.

The fine staff sargeant showed two things: outstanding motivation AND dedication to duty. Those two things should use the plural form of the verb were . However, your friend may be thinking that for a Marine, motivation and dedication to duty

Here is an excerpt about "notional agreement" from the AHD : Sometimes compound subjects are governed by a sense of unity and by notional agreement take a singular verb: My name and address is printed on the box. His colleague and friend

Which brings me back to my earlier contention; it is important to determine the number of your subject before you can employ a verb. If your subject is a single "group", then use the singular verb, if your subject is "groups",

Erik Neves wrote on 05 Jul 2004: Hi, everybody, This was an argument I got in with a friend of mine. Which is the correct form or ... (the word) 'secs' sound like 'sex'. Hmm... "secs is a plural word"... it seems I've