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subject verb agreement - Is something plural or singular? - English . . . Something is a pronoun, which is analogous to "a thing", that is an indefinite pronoun "A an" is the Old English for "one" and one implies singularity Thus, I found a thing that wasn't working I found something that wasn't working are the same in meaning, but 'something' is the commonly used version To pluralise your sentence, I would say: "Some things that are not working " "Some things
What are some words that mean Something is off? Are there any singular words that mean that something feels off? Not about a person, but about something in general E g The abandoned building made me feel _____
usage of a something in the sentence - English Language Learners . . . In your sentence the author is referring to #3: a something is some particular member of the set ‘something’ This is an unusual usage, because ordinary language is not designed for talking about itself; but under the circumstances it is entirely proper
Whats the difference between something and some thing? It has to be something she would like Another possibility is that the writer uses separate words to emphasize the "thing" part (in contrast to some one) To quote Jim Carrey quoting Shatner from an old "Twilight Zone": There's someone on the wing! Some thing! Still, it is rare and the example you quote is more likely a typo than intentional
grammar - from something to something to something - English Language . . . Yes This is one type of structure for listing a few examples of something "Students are considering many factors in choosing a university, from the price of tuition to the size of the dorm rooms to the reputation of the professors "
Teach someone something or teach something to someone Both are valid forms; teach somebody something and teach something to somebody are interchangeable The former perhaps is marginally more common in everyday usage
How to use the expression throw oneself into something To throw oneself into something is to work on or study or become involved in something without holding back or reservation I've thrown myself into the deep end ( of the pool ) is a possible metaphor (unless you really did go into the deep end of a pool) to say your situation is all or nothing, sink or swim