Each of the following sentences may contain an error in grammar, idiom or usage. If there is an error, it will appear in one of the underlined portions. Answers are given at the answer part. First try to answer by yourself, and then check it

Too many questions in one post!! 1. "If you add to a thread that already has 18 pages of discussion, it probably won't get much attention. If you have a new question, make a new posting." > Why is "posting" instead of

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

Hi. How can we tell if we are talking about one thing or two things when they are identical structually? 1) to the first and second generation to the first and second generations 2) to the black and white dog to the black and white dogs The first

Hi, 'The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing processes tremendously' for the sentence above, How should I to comprehend the 'one distinction and one

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

None can be used in formal writing with either a singular or a plural verb depending on context. This topic has been amply discussed in the following usage note from American Heritage Dictionary. Usage Note : It is widely asserted that none is

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Mark Barratt wrote on 19 Oct 2004: "None" can be singular as well: "I looked for a typographical error, but there was none". The reason that "none" is plural above is that it is a pronoun that stands for the plural

A very very very special thanks, Jerry. I'd bear in mind all that you've said. OOPs, is a singular noun, and the skewed formation at the end owing to an incongruous insertion of "I plead" was intentional, as much as it was a