Sometimes it helps to convert a question to a declarative sentence, as you try to figure out the tense of the verb. Ask yourself what the subject of the clause is. Are there more than one? Is the subject singular or plural? The tree is what

Why is have left unchanged? He, she, it is still requires the singular verb which is doesn't.

...........as I am....."My brother" is the subject in a sentence in which the verb is "is." The end of the sentence "as....I(am)." -- If you google the verb to be, you will get much advice; hopefully some of it will

Hi, I just came across here and writing something. What about this sentence? Every dream has different story, I just don't remember exactly the whole story. Is it correct? I'm referring here several dreams, so should I use

The devil is in the details. All of your phrases have one or two small details which are incorrect. The advice to "take care" implies that you make these mistakes through carelessness. Do you think that's the case, or do you simply

"Compared to . . . " indicates that the comparison has already been made and this is the result. "Compare to . . ." could be used when the speaker/writer is inviting the listener/reader to make a comparison. I would be more

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Dear anon: You have a problem with structuring sentences with a clear subject and verb. To fix this problem, try to write a lot of very simple sentences first. (one subject - one verb) Once you have the ideas clearly stated in simple sentences,

<<<<and "m ost grammarians accept "t here was/ were a television, a radio, a sofa and a table" >>> I guess I am not a grammarian. I personally won't say " there were a television .." No, I

1. Which is the subject so you need the singular verb, fits. But we would not use "to" in this case. 2. Either one works. So it should be: Which of these words fits this rule??? I thought that when you say: It was the first