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

Then, shouldn't we say "There are old developmentalism and new developmentalism " , as we say "There are thinking and visioning in activities." Or, are you suggesting only for "There is"

And what do you think about: “He is going to satisfy any caprice of hers”. Does this sentence sound OK? Not really. any is tricky. (I don't have to tell you that. ) If any occurs after the verb, one of these things is often also present:

Hi, that's because some verbs and expressions require the subjunctive. Below is an excerpt from Swann's book (§567).* 1. What is the subjunctive? Some language have special forms called 'subjunctives', which are used

According to some english gramma book, It is said that "what clause " can be the subject of the sentence and it is considered as a single entity , so it take singular verb. eg. What he referred to makes me want to follow up.

I don't understand why 'are' comes into this. Surely "One of the countries" is singular. Can someone explain please? One is singular, that's why the main verb of the main clause is singular: is: One of the countries

It's I who has to apologize; and it's we who have to apologize. Explanation: "It is a singular noun, therefore "It's" is correct even when "we" is the predicate nominative because the verb agrees with the

What many scientists approved (was /were) amazing. was. When a what clause is the subject, use a singular verb. What they did was wrong. What the kids like to do is play baseball. What is strange is that John never showed up. What you say proves

I changed little bit. It is better sentence compared to the previous sentence? What I want to say is the ... Though counting longer durability of modern car, the market share of a used car in the domestic auto market increases. I suspect that you

Although I fully agree with what Donna says, it may be helpful (or it may be confusing) to know that the subject of the verb "look(s)" in the original sentence, and of "Is" or "are" in Donna's example, is