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A date and time that suit you? [duplicate]
Which of these is correct?
A date and time that suit you
A date and time that suits you
I have always had doubts about this.
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“How does two friends” vs. “how do two friends” [closed]
Which of the following is grammatical?
How does two friends become lovers so quickly?
How do two friends become lovers so quickly?
I was thinking does would be the correct choice, am I ...
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Pluralization rules for descriptions
Consider a sentence of the following form:
X, and the Y which comes with it, is good.
Assume X and Y are nouns, and X is singular. Should "is" be replaced with "are"? Is there some other ...
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“Any” followed by singular or plural countable nouns?
This question has troubled me for ages despite my several attempts of looking it up in dictionaries or usage books. Do we say, "Do you have any ideas" or "Do you have any idea"? I do see an example ...
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How do you express a natural habit of a species?
I am curious to know about the plural/singular form of addressing a species. For example, which expression is correct or more appropriate:
Lion does not eat wolf
Lions do not eat wolves
Or ...
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A majority of those whose family or families
Is "family" both plural and singular? or would I have to say families for the plural form. for example, which of these is the best option:
"A majority of those whose family were unaware of their ...
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When ordering coffee, do you say “two milks” or “two milk”?
I've already searched the site if this question had been asked before however I didn't find anything related to my question. Every time I order coffee some people sort of correct me by saying 2 milks ...
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“We makes” vs. “we make” [closed]
Which is grammatical — "we makes you smarter" or "we make you smarter"? (Where we refers to an institution.)
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“The doors is closing” — correct?
A friend of mine tried to convince me that the expression "the doors is closing" is correct. It sounds completely wrong to me, but googling for it turns up some results.
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Singular or plural “set”?
I'm having some issues with a sentence that is part of the purpose in a report that I'm writing. I'm not sure if the word "communicate" (in bold) should be singular or plural.
The applications in the ...
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“Another category are/is appearance-based methods” [duplicate]
Another category of vision-based methods for fall detection are
appearance-based methods, which can be applied even with a single
camera, but can also benefit from multiple cameras so that they ...
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Question regarding “Two kinds of”
Which of these two is correct, and why?
two kinds of televisions
two kinds of television
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Singular or plural
If there are many service classes, and each service class has many services, is the following sentence correct?
Selecting the locally optimal service from each service class does not create a ...
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is it correct to use “wide range of courses that has opened my eyes”? [duplicate]
Please tell me if the following sentence requires "have" or "has":
My degree in Cell Biology and Genetics has allowed me to take a wide range of courses that has/have opened my eyes to new aspects ...
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should i say the attached has 6 files or the attached have 6 files? [closed]
I have two question for the following sentence:
"the attached document has 6 files ,if none of them suited what you are looking for let me know. "
Q1: should i say the attached has 6 files or the ...
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“Both the first and the last [plural]” vs. “both the first and the last [singular]” [duplicate]
There is a recorded announcement I hear several times a day on the trains I catch to and from work. Here is part of the announcement:
This train contains quiet carriages. Both the first and the ...
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Is “make no mistake” a mistake?
Is "make no mistake" proper grammar?
Isn't "no" being used as a quantifier? Aren't quantified nouns supposed to be plural when the quantity is none? For example, I was taught to say, "one egg" and ...
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Quoting prices informally
To the question, "How much does this cost?" which of the following answers is/are grammatically correct (at least informally)?
Two pound forty.
Two pounds forty.
Two pound forty penny.
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“Countries List” or “Country List”? [duplicate]
Duplicate of:
“User accounts” or “users account”
“Employee list” or “employees list”
Should a list of tokens be called a “token list” or a “tokens list”
“BookList” or “booksList?”
Is it ...
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What is the appropriate usage of “attentions”?
I recently wondered what the difference between attention and attentions was, as I've heard both, but couldn't think of or remember when someone would use attentions.
One definition for attentions ...
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Should I use “has” or “have” to describe what a company [has/have] done [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular?
I am writing a company profile, and am struggling with the language style. Which of these is better?
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If “it is a good read” is correct, is “they are good reads” grammatically correct?
I can describe a book as "a good read." But can I describe a number of books as "good reads?"
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Correct use of “is” or “are” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Singular or plural following a list
Would I use is or are in the following sentence?
The Pohutakawa Coast, Hauraki Gulf, and Waiheke Island is/are the backdrop for ...
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“The number of residents has grown” vs. “the number of residents have grown” [duplicate]
Duplicate:
“A number of students” vs. “the number of students”
“Number of attempts per question is unlimited” or “are limited”?
“A number of questions has been asked” or “have been asked”?
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“Special” or “specials” [closed]
I would like to know if in the following sentence, special should be plural or not.
The red apples are not special.
I do not feel that this is correct.
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Which of the following is correct (or better): “Two Players” or “Two Player” as a game menu item?
I have published a simple game for two players, whose menu contains the following:
Single Player (human vs. computer)
Two Players (two players playing on the same device)
Bluetooth (two players on ...
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Verb agreement in “Where is the Messiah and his Kingdom?”
Where is the Messiah and his Kingdom?
I think it should be "Where are the Messiah and his kingdom"; it just sounds better!
But my friends and even a teacher claim that "is" would be correct.
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Is the sentence “My pain look like my pride” grammatically correct?
I am a native Spanish speaker but I have been speaking English for more than ten years.
That sentence is part of the lyrics of a song. I get the feeling that it should be "My pain looks like my ...
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Use of “What kind”, and “What kind” vs “Which kind”
If we want to know the exact kind of a group of brids, should we say:
A: "What is the kind of these birds?"
or
B: "What kind of birds are these birds"?
If the questions above are phrased ...
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Subject–verb agreement: “are” versus “is” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Singular or plural following a list
My apples and orange are wrong
What is correct?
Her ripples, her current, her momentum is the fountainhead of science.
Her ...
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Should the word “commission” be used in singular or plural in these cases?
I don't know what would be grammatically correct, commission or commissions, in the following sentences:
We will pay you commission(s) for each client you refer to us.
You can track your ...
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“Neither of you understands him as I do” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Which is correct, “neither is” or “neither are”?
“Neither Michael nor Albert is correct” or “Neither Michael nor Albert are correct”?
Neither of you understands him ...
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Can “another” be used with plural nouns provided periods or measurements don’t count?
Merriam-Webster says about another the following:
being one more in addition to one or more of the same kind
—http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/another
However, I come across such ...
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When talking about many things that all have one thing, do you use the plural or singular?
If you have something like:
Get the name(s) of all users.
Should name be singular or plural?
The way I see it, each user has only one name, so it could be singular, but you will be getting many ...
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“Acme Ltd provide” vs. “Acme Ltd provides” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular?
I'm a little confused if I should be using provide or provides in the following situation.
Acme ...
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Is it grammatical to say “the batmen”?
As far as I know, the five actors to have played the role of Batman in films are Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and Christian Bale. Is it grammatical to call them "the batmen"?
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“Replacing variables with their equivalence classes” vs. “… with their equivalence class”
In my thesis I have the following sentence:
One can construct a new query by replacing all the variables in Q with their equivalence classes.
I doubt that this sentence is grammatically correct, ...
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“… the top ten issues that the voting public care about” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular?
Is “staff” plural?
This feels wrong to me (sounds like it should be cares) but issues is plural and in ...
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“Change their positions” vs. “change their position” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Those who qualify will be awarded a certificate” or “those who qualify will be awarded certificates”?
“On their back” or “on their ...
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“What questions [is/are] your data team hoping to answer?”
Over at stats.stackexchange we are having a minor kerfuffle over whether a title is using incorrect grammar. It has been edited and re-edited several times. It would be great to get some arbitration ...
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What are or What is [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Singular or plural following a list
Which of the following are correct:
What are the primary cause and the primary consequence of the...
What is the primary ...
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Collective nouns and subject-verb agreement: general rule or arbitrary?
A newspaper ran this headline recently:
(1) Police crack down on IAC protesters. [emph added]
Why did it not read:
(2) ? Police cracks down on IAC protesters.
I have found instances of ...
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Collective noun “police” — singular or plural? [closed]
A newspaper ran this headline today:
Police crack down on IAC protesters.
Isn't the following more appropriate?
Police cracks down on IAC protesters.
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Thing count or thingS count [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“User accounts” or “users account”
Should a list of tokens be called a “token list” or a “tokens list”
“BookList” or “booksList?”
When there ...
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Noun following “everyone's” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is “everyone” singular or plural?
Would the noun following "everyone's" be plural? For example:
Everyone's heart sank.
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“Success” or “successes”
Which is correct?
The newspaper described the success of people like Bob and Joe.
The newspaper described the successes of people like Bob and Joe.
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3answers
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Response time or response times [closed]
Which is grammatical?
response time of multiple services
response times of multiple services
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'makes' or 'make' for this sentence [closed]
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
What are the elements in the poem that make it joyful.
or
What are the elements in the poem that makes it joyful.
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“Tip” or “tips” of your fingers?
Which of the following is correct and why?
opportunity at the tips of her fingers
opportunity at the tip of her fingers
The former seems correct to me, but I don’t entirely understand why.
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Is “have/has lead to” OK?
I found a set of examples where I expect led instead of lead.
In recent years the rise in the crime rate has lead to increased concern on the part of both the police and the general public.
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