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Hello again! I found this exchange on another forum: A) I read the following from a well-known book published in America . "Not only do subjects need to agree with their verbs, but they need to agree with their objects as well. So it's incorrect to say the cats have...

So, the verb has to agree in number with the subject, but the object doesn't have to agree in number with the verb? Makes sense. I'd just never thought about the grammar behind sentences like the one I posted. All I remember from school is "make the verb agree with the subject."...

I only know the basics of English grammar, and someone just asked me a question that completely stumped me. "These days, more and more people have mobile phones, and most young people seem to have one ." Why is it acceptable for the object to be "one" when the subject and the...

In your first example, "three" is the subject of the sentence. The prepositional phrase "out of etc." modifies "three." The plural subject requires the plural verb, "own." The subject of your second sentence is "one," which is singular and takes...

two thoughts really stands in the forefront. plural subject = plural verb. Secondly, I started Cub Scouts when I was 7 , working my way the self discipline and responsibilities given by my pears peers truly expanded brought tremendous satisfaction , having once been in their shoes. ...

spelling and grammar = plural subject = plural verb = were. Let me know if you have any more questions.

Gori wrote: When you start a sentence, for example, "None of the students...," I know that one can use either "is" or "are" as its verb. (According to grammar books, they say "is" is more formal than "are" in this case.) Now my question is this: in the following examples, which is correct...

Here is an article I’ve found in the interest of singularity and plurality. It may be helpful in answering some of the questions. ___________________________________________________________ Is None Singular or Plural? By Diane Sandford Published July 21, 2003 Welcome to a new...

According to Answers.com, although "none" is etymologically derived from OE "one", it has been used as both a singular and a plural word from that time on as evident in the Bible, works of J. Dryden & E. Burke and many present day well known authors. Today "None" is considered to be...

Q:What are the rules for subject-verb concord? (When do I use is and when do I use are?) A:There is no easy rule to answer this question, but the LONGMAN GRAMMAR of SPOKEN and WRITTEN ENGLISH states (pg. 181): There is a tendency towards SINGLE CONCORD with existential there. In general, we may...