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- 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
- word choice - A more appropriate sentence for “I hope you are the right . . .
I feel “I hope you are the right person ” doesn’t sound suitable for emailing professors To me, it sounds a little rude, or cheesy, I don’t know Any suggestions for alternatives???
- grammar - is vs are when followed by a number - English Language . . .
Only indirectly, to the extent that the issue of semantic override in time and money expressions applies only to countable nouns I can't conceive of a sentence where an uncountable noun is followed by a plural verb: The money are not enough His luck were bad The countability of a noun is most often of significance in deciding which article (if any) to use
- 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
- What are the rules about using half of with plural nouns?
Here are some sentences with 'half of' and plural nouns that I consider to be well-formed: Half of all films are a waste of celluloid Half of users surveyed said they preferred the old product
- Which is preferable: We are all. . . or We all are. . . ?
Both are grammatical, but the first is more usual We are all is much more frequent than we all are in both the Corpus of Contemporary American English and in the British National Corpus There are, however, some contexts where we all are would be used The answer to the question Who is responsible? might be We all are, and not We are all That apart, as a non-native speaker, you would be wise
- Difference between How are you? and How are you doing?
In my experience as a native speaker in the Middle Atlantic region, there is a slight difference "How are you?" is a bland greeting for someone you haven't seen for a while, while "How are you doing?" spoken in full (as opposed to being shortened to "Howyadoin?") may be an actual inquiry The latter is more common when there is some expectation that the subject might not be doing well For
- There are a couple of apples or there is a couple of apples?
There are 3 things that need mentioning here: 1) Couple as a group of two people in a relationship: In this case you say: Where is the couple that requested the wedding? But you would also say: They are a lovely couple 2) Couple as a few: In this case, you use are, examples: There are a few apples on the table = There are a couple of apples on the table 3) As in the 2nd case, but contracted
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