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Plural Or Singular? The Grammar Conundrums That Trips Us All
Here’s some aid on plural looking words that are actually singular. Origin Late Middle English: plural of new, translating Old French noveles or medieval Latin nova ‘new things’. The first ...
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Subject-verb agreement
Subjects can be singular or plural. Think of singular and plural as mathematical concepts: Singular = 1; Plural = 2 or more. Matt eats pizza. In this sentence, the subject is Matt, which is singular; ...
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ARE OR IS?; Whether a Plural or a Singular Verb Goes With the Words United States.
Written for THE NEW YORK TIMES SATUR- DAY REVIEW By the Hon. John W. Foster. Formerly Secretary of State, United States Minister To Russia, Spain, &C. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home ...
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A Word, Please: When ‘each’ isn’t a pronoun, the rules can get tricky
English teachers might have told students the word "each" is pronoun that gets a singular verb, but that's only part of the story, writes grammar expert June Casagrande.