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Hello, Alex, when talking about two people or things, use neither . For three or more, use none. Using nobody and, additionally, no one is also possible. None of + uncountable noun - singular: None of the money has been spent on repairs. None
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Prescriptively speaking, "is" would be safer to use for formal English. However, when "neither" is followed by "of + plural noun", using a plural verb is extremely common -- particularly in everyday informal English.
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The flight to Toronto, Canada, is fully booked, but we'll surely come get/be in touch with you if there are any __. (A) cancelled (B)cancelling (C)cancel (D)cancellations (D) sounds perfectly OK to me to complete the sentence above and
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Apparently I did not explain myself well enough. If you look up a word in the dictionary like "eaten", if it is listed at all, they will reference you to the first person singular, "eat". My understanding is that this is the
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There is no plural usage of percent. It's either ...one hundred percent. or ...one hundred per cent. Regards
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First, in both 1a and 1b, the usage of the word "symbols" is incorrect - in this case, the word "symbol" is actually plural in its own right. It's a very easy mistake as there's a vague, muddy (or, "unclear")
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Pleasehelp: Many usage experts explain that "public" takes a singular verb in American
English; a plural verb in British English. You will also notice this with other words, such as "government."
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<p>Am teaching English in Korea and came here via Google to check the common American usage for the plural Shrimp. I am British and would naturally use plural Shrimp, but I know that some use Shrimps. It appears that Shrimp is common in many
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Hello all, Here are my two bits. Holland is not quite a nickname. Industry and, especially, a brewer of beer in green bottles have long been promoting the misnomer "Holland" because it saves some time and ink. They even use it as an
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Please explain the usage of these: Which country doesn't... Which country has... Which countries don't.. Which countries have.. Isn't doesn't the plural form? Shouldn't it be Which countries doesn't... Please explain or
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