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Agreement between a verb and its subject for number and person.
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Can the verb number be unknown in an interrogative sentence where the subject is unknown?
In theory, the number of a verb can be unknown. But I would rather phrase it thus: in theory, there can be multiple interpretations of the number of a particular verb form.
In your example, the numbe …
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Is "either you or [third-person]" followed by a singular verb or a plural verb?
In short, it is best to recast the sentence.
According to the 3rd edition of Fowler's Modern English Usage (R.W. Burchfield ed.), the verb should follow the number of the first element of a double …
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Possible grammatical errors in a sentence (comma placement and verb agreement)
Yes, most style books would probably insist on the comma. I too would use a comma, although I wouldn't say it was truly wrong without a comma.
It should indisputably be signals, as you say. Sound is …
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Is this sentence grammatically correct - subject verb aggreement?
"Singular they" is considered correct by some, incorrect by others. The fact that this them is so close to its singular antecedent renders it more prominent and will probably draw extra attention from …
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Using a verb twice to describe a chain of action
This is not standard syntax. However, it may work in a playful context, such as a poem or an aphorism.
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"A total of 10 babies is..." vs. "a total of 10 babies are..." vs. "Ten babies in total are..."
In England, B is normally the preferred choice (including Fowler's, whom I do not have with me to quote from); in America, it would also be B, though a singular verb would be used with some other noun …
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Can you start a sentence with “her”?
This her is not strictly correct, but that isn't because it is the first word in the sentence, but rather because it is part of the subject. In informal English, I suppose this might be OK; but, accor …
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S-V agreement: It is not clear what is/are meant by A and B
You are correct: it should be is. The writer perhaps mistakenly treated by “the front unit” and “the central element” as the subject, which in fact is singular what. The by phrase is an adverbial cons …
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Is this correct? "One of the things that makes him great is..."
One of the things that make him great is that he brings it every night.
You are absolutely right. The exact same issue exists in Dutch. The relative clause that make him great defines the things, …
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"There is/are more than one". What's the difference?
This question is more complex than it may appear. There seems to be consensus that a singular verb should be used in formal writing whenever the subject of a sentence is more than one [noun], or at le …