In following paragraph,which I quoted from the book, "Principles of economics", I think the verb in "that was the main" should be were not was. Am I right? The energy crisis of the 1970s, too, was blamed on nature's

Here is some food for thought. When each of the following example used singular verb, does it mean "one insect", or as I said, a collective species?: In all the examples you have quoted, each mention of "roaches"

Hi Mach 2, thanks for joining us. Welcome to English Forums! We like to talk about countable and uncountable nouns. (Sometimes a given noun may act one way at one time and the other way at another time.) Both types could involve scalar quantities.

Thanks for the pick-up. I meant collective nouns. "A collective noun denotes a collections of groups of individuals" as per the examples I gave. In some collective nouns the idea of the singleness, the unity of the group, is uppermost,

Three out of every four automobile owners in the U.S also own a bicyle One out of every four automobile owners in the U.S also owns a bicyle Thanks but can you explain the grammar behind it? In your first example, "three" is the subject

Avangi wrote: Good morning, Hoa Thai, I appreciate the research. I think your second example is a little bit different, but I'm not sure I can explain it. The gist of it is, ten years ago you might have gotten one or two while now you get

Good morning, Hoa Thai, I appreciate the research. I think your second example is a little bit different, but I'm not sure I can explain it. The gist of it is, ten years ago you might have gotten one or two while now you get twelve. Since the

1. There is a boy and a girl in the playground. 2. There is a boy, a girl and an old man in the playground. 3. There is a boy and two girls in the playground. 4. There are two girls and a boy in the playground. Some language experts now

Kathy456 wrote: 1. There is a boy & a girl in the playground. 2. There is a boy, a girl & an old man in the playground. 3. There is a boy & two girls in the playground. 4. There are two girls & a boy in the playground.

Hello, Philip! Thanks for you help. You told me that the noun prosecution can take a singular verb form. It means it can also be written in plural verb form.So if you know the grammar explanation for it, please, let me know. Best regards,