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- grammar - Is there versus Are there - English Language Usage . . .
Are there any questions I should be asking? Is there any articles available on the subject? My instinct is that in the two questions above, it should be 'are' as the subjects of the sentences (
- Staff are or staff is - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Which is correct in the following example? "The following staff are is (?) absent today: John Doe Jane Doe Bob Doe"
- and I am are… - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Thanks to the responses, they cleared it up nicely I noticed the subject title changed from it's original "Blank, Blank, and I am are…" I am adding it back in as a comment, since the new header makes it impossible to find using a Google Search
- Difference between voters, electorates and constituents
I'm reading an English text about politics, and in one paragraph I found "voters," "electorates" and "constituents " Now I would like to know if they are absolutely the same, or if they have slightly
- There is are more than one. Whats the difference?
Note that in both the problematic Answer and my example attempting to mimic the same context more briefly, the writer doesn't know how many there are There may be one, more, or even none Getting even more specific, the writer might have an opinion on how many there might be, and wish to convey his leanings by choice of verb form if language allows this to be done succinctly
- is or A set of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
@DavidSchwartz The complete sentence is "Since it is virtually impossible to objectively define a set of characteristics in a society that is are desirable for everyone, …" But in my understanding (though I am not a native speaker) is, that the is are has to refer either to the set or the characteristics and therefore the beginning of the sentence doesn't matter
- Should it be there is a total of 378 vehicles or there are a total . . .
In my idiolect it should be "is," because "of 378 vehicles" modifies "total," which is the complement of the verb But many people seem to see "a total of" as a modifier of "378 vehicles," so they see "378 vehicles" as the complement of the verb and say "are " Consult your favorite style guide; it ought to weigh in one way or another on this question
- My family *is* or My family *are*? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate: Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular? Which is correct: The rest of the staff is or are? The rest of my family is or are? I've done a bit of re
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