In Verbs^x, Plural subject^x, Clauses^x

1. "women" - use plural to match "the elderly" & "are more LIKELY" 2. The goals of our program ARE - use plural verb with plural subject 3. MANY benefits - "Much" is for stuff; "many" is for things you can count. 4. there IS a lot of space (missing verb in clause) & IN...

Marius Hancu wrote: It's definitely subjunctive mood. But it's not easy. Dear Marius Hancu, I hope you won't kick me out. From grammatical point of view, I totally agree with you. The if ...., ... would construct gives us a clue that subjunctive is in play, especially Today is the...

Niether / or question and usage Searching findings: If two singular subjects are connected by neither . . . nor or either . . . or , the verb must be singular as well. • Neither Spiderman nor Batman is going to the party. • Either Slim or Roger has to leave town...

Hi, Abbie, It may be unlikely that you, or anyone else for that matter, would have an occasion to use such a sentence, but let's look at it carefully anyway. There is John, whom I haven't seen in years, and Fred, my once-best friend, sitting on a park bench. If we remove the...