By Singular verbs, Idioms

Hoa Thai wrote:Hi all,After hours scanning through hundreds of hits on the Internet, I finally found an article at http://www.proofreadnow.com/grammarrules.html . Here is an extract:"More than one can only be plural in meaning but nevertheless often takes a singular verb, either modifying a noun...

Hi all,After hours scanning through hundreds of hits on the Internet, I finally found an article at http://www.proofreadnow.com/grammarrules.html . Here is an extract:"More than one can only be plural in meaning but nevertheless often takes a singular verb, either modifying a noun or standing...

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 regard there is as a fixed, unvarying idiom that can...

Hi, Does the idiom (Get your knickers in a twist) mean one getting trouble/upset by oneself ? Yes, getting upset by oneself unnecessarily.Can you illusrate this using an example please ? A: Oh my god, I'm not ready for the test tomorrow, I'm going to fail, I'm doomed, it will be a disaster. B:...

Hi Clive,Does the idiom (Get your knickers in a twist) mean one getting trouble/upset by oneself ?Can you illusrate this using an example please ?Thanks ! (Can I say "Thanks" in this way? I mean as writing in first person but using a singular verb. I have seen many people writing like that.Cheers

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. KathyThis topic has been discussed in another thread.Some...