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

The subject of the sentence is "thing," so you use the singular verb "is." The only things I like are the cars and the girls. The only things I like about it are the car and the girl. The only thing I like about it is

Hi, Could I say: “ None of the dollars was wasted.”? What do you think about these examples? Do they sound natural? 1. No repairer can repair this washing machine. 2. No repairer will be able to repair this washing machine. I have to make up a

Thank you, Clive. Could I say: “ None of the dollars was wasted.”? What do you think about these examples? Do they sound natural? 1. No repairer can repair this washing machine. 2. No repairer will be able to repair this washing machine. I have

Is this sentence grammaticaly correct? Your problems are the least of my concern. Yes. It's correct. But here you have least used with a singular noun ( concern ), not a plural, so I don't see the point of your prefatory remarks,

The first sentence is correct. When used as a subject 'each' takes singular verbs.

I would say that 'more than one' requires a singular noun so the third sentence is incorrect (in my view). In the first sentence 'more than one subject' is the subject of the sentence (in singular) so it should be correct.

I'm saying that in this sentence the uncountable noun "jest" is singular, and therefore calls for a singular verb, "is." It's like saying, "Your foolishness is wearing me down." Many nouns have both a

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