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How to ask the question in the context? [duplicate]
I have a question regarding asking questions.
For example:
While working on this worksheet, I came across a couple of questions that I needed/need to ask you.
And
While working on this ...
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“One blue ball and one red ball is” or “are”? [duplicate]
Which is correct?
One blue ball and one red ball is preferred.
One blue ball and one red ball are preferred.
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How to reverse sentence so that their subjects and verbs agree? [closed]
How do you reverse the following sentence so that the subject agree with their verb............?
The president as well as his assistant have declined every comment.
The government’s reason ...
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“The breast, along with the muscles [is/are]”? [duplicate]
The breast, along with the muscles [is/are] of normal size and shape.
Should the verb be is or should the verb be are?
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“I didn't know that Mary was an adult education student” — does this imply she no longer is one? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
He didn’t know where New Jersey was
“They knew what mercy is” vs. “they knew what mercy was”
Should we use past tense in "Lugo admitted he is the father"?
Present or ...
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Should I use “has” or “have” to describe what a company [has/have] done [duplicate]
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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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Sum up the users? Or sum up the number of users?
Let's say that there is a list of users and I want to know how many users are in the list.
Would I 'sum up the users,' 'sum the users,' 'sum up the number of the users,' 'sum the number of users,' or ...
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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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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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When should we use proximity rule in “either/or”, and “neither/nor”?
According to this link, if at least one of the nouns involved is plural then it should take the plural form of the verb. Otherwise, it should take the singular form of the verb. But in the last part ...
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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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Which one is correct: “was/were dead” or “is/are dead” years ago? [closed]
What are the differences between “was/were dead” and “is/are dead”?
For example,
Osama is/was dead years ago.
Are they interchangeable?
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“Years of experience that keeps us safe.” vs “Years of experience that keep us safe.”
If you've ever seen Mythbusters, you know that all episodes contain at least one safety disclaimer. Having recently rewatched several episodes, I've noticed that some disclaimers have Adam saying, ...
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“Number of attempts per question is unlimited” or “are limited”? [duplicate]
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“A number of students” vs. “the number of students”
I want to know whether the following construct is correct:
Number of Attempts per ...
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Consistency of “There is the same number of elements in… as there are in…”
I'm proofreading this in a friend's paper:
There is the same number of elements in the set of odd numbers as there are in the even numbers.
The same number is singular and it's the thing being ...
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What are wrong with this phrase?
Is the phrase
what are wrong with XY and ZZ
correct English? I stumbled upon it in a question on movies.SE: What are wrong with the bleach and the fish in the Machinist?, and instantly thought ...
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Number agreement of “a thing of the past”
Is the pluralization correct in the following sentences?
To Do lists are a thing of the past.
To Do lists are things of the past.
A To Do list is a thing of the past.
Are they all ...
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We was gonna have some fun [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“You was trouble”?
In the movie "Thelma & Louise", Thelma says:
You said we was gonna have some fun, so let's have some!
So my question is why does ...
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How do I have to refer to God? [closed]
I am always wondering about the proper way to conjugate the verbs when it comes to "God". Do I have to add the "s" to the verb?
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“The one who wants” vs. “the one who want”
I am getting confused with usage of 's' with verb- consider following 2 sentences-
I am the one who wants to stay with you.
I am the one who want to stay with you.
According to me, first ...
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Is “what happened is” correct?
Let me provide one example from a local news:
"Essentially what happened is the state approved the same dollar
amount it did last year for the supplemental general fund"
My thinking is, the ...
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Grammar behind the song title 'The Way I Are'
You might know the song called The Way I Are by Timberland featuring Keri Hilson. I am very confused here. How does The Way I Are make sense?
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Historical usage of “was”/“were” with “you”
I was reading letters from a surgeon to his wife during the Civil War and noticed he used "was" as opposed to "were" on many occasions. Examples:
I truly wish you was here with me.
Was you ...
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The grammaticality of “that don't impress me much”
I'd like to know how the sentence "That don't impress me much" sounds to a native English speaker.
The phrase is the title of a song by Shania Twain, and to my eyes it contains a clear error. It is ...
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Verb agreement in the sentence
Every morning right after I went to the bathroom, I tell myself
In the sentence above should went and tell agree?
Is above correct?
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“Neither Michael nor Albert is correct” or “Neither Michael nor Albert are correct”?
What is the correct sentence?
Neither Michael nor Albert is correct.
Neither Michael nor Albert are correct.
