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Grammar Geek wrote Let s see what other people think Which of the following are acceptable Which are outright wrong Situation one Of all the nice young ladies we just met which would be good candidates to join our Tea and Cupcake Society Correct as an interrogative pronoun which is used to limit...

Question 1Although the question has already been answered I should like to comment on why arise is the correct choice The subject of the clause should any difference arise is difference which is singular and third person One of the fundamental principles of English grammar is that the subject and...

I m confused on the use of was and were when coupled with the pronoun it When it is used to replace a singular noun then shouldn t one use was to go with it Yet grammar check in Microsoft Word says were is accepible Here is the context The trophy was in his closet If it were was mine I d have it...

Anonymous wrote Oops Didn t take time to log in MM Well I am now deep in the bowels of Quirk et al Jussive and I think there may be some ahem lack of clarity among everyone including the texts between group nouns and collective nouns among other things Group nouns according to the book in my lap...

Say the right words in the right order Make subjects and verbs agree in number Use the correct case for all pronouns Add ed to form the past tense Add s to form plurals Add s to form possessives Invert subject and verb in a question Don t use a countable singular noun without an article Put...

for I and YOU pronouns in rules of using is and are singular nouns pronouns normally follow the linking verb in singular form However with I and YOU even if they appear to be one person I and YOU are exceptions the proper grammar for it is I the present tense for were is am were is in the past...