Hi Alex Here's a good description of the kinds of indefinite pronouns and the verb forms they require: http://www.grammaruntied.com/blog/?p=319 In the first sentence i would say neither of them is her boyfriend. Or you could say "Neither

I don't like the use of it in your first sentence. I would say: I bet after a few visits you'll find those kind of places boring. Kind is an irregular plural in that expression according to many authoritative grammarians such as Otto

After neither of+noun/pronoun ,we use a singular verb in  a formal style. - Neither of my sisters is married. In an informal style,you can use a plural verb. - Neither of my sisters are married. And your question:Neither can be used alone without

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In following paragraph,which I quoted from the book, "Principles of economics", I think the verb in "that was the main" should be were not was. Am I right? The energy crisis of the 1970s, too, was blamed on nature's

Hello, I heard you can use "They" as a singular non-gender-biased neutral pronoun. So, can I say as follows? This is a good way not to interrupt someone before they finish es speaking and to speak after they does.

I got the wrong end of the stick. 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. ) As is every, along with not just any/not

CalifJim, thank you for your explanation. “Any” has turned out far trickier than I thought. Can you give me some examples with “poss. adjective + every + singular noun.”

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:

Can we use “any / every + possessive pronoun + singular noun”? No, but you can have poss. adjective + every + singular noun. CJ