No. Each adjective takes its own (different) preposition. When you switch to the verbals, you have new problems. They don't work in parallel. You have respect for X. You can devote the next four hours to homework. You can devote yourself to

I have never seen 'police' used with a singular verb. I am a mud as far as English is concerned. My understanding is, " police" is one of those words considered correct in both plural or singula r, depending on the writer's

I think it's because the verb agrees with "all I wanted", and for some reason that needs a singular verb. However, sometimes you might find that someone also uses a plural verb if a plural noun follows: All I needed was/were two

's : Curtis's. All singular nouns follow the same rule. Add 's. CJ

Singular verb as in 'it'? But the show itself is also a singular entity so the verb should be singular too. Correct? Thanks.

Yes! The show is treated as a 3rd person so singular verb (has) is called for.

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

"Has is used after a singular noun.." e.g. She/He/It has a pencil. We/They/You/I have an orange.

Hi, Could I say: “ None of the dollars was wasted.”? You can, but it's not very natural. 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