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- Is vs. Are when using (s) [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
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- grammatical number - Using are is after a list with and or . . .
Possible Duplicate: Singular or plural following a list James and Mark are going to help you Here, I use 'are' because the subject is plural James or Mark are going to help you James or Mark is
- Difference between This is and It is, These are and They are
You say “This is an apple ” while gestering with the hand to indicate what this refers to Using it means you have already established a subject and can repeat it E g you might continue with “It is good for you ”
- capitalization - Capitalize fields of study? - English Language Usage . . .
Do I say "I study computer science," or "I study Computer Science"? Similarly, "I really liked that computer science course," vs "I really liked that Computer Science course "
- Is there a difference between “arse” and “ass”?
Rather than getting confused, let me post an answer: In both British and American English, the word "ass" is used for "donkey"
- single word requests - What is the name of the area of skin between the . . .
@Doorknob - Elliot has named it correctly The upper lip is skin-covered, skin-colored, and hairy The pink parts are called the upper and lower vermilion, the border between the skin and the vermilion is called the vermilion border, the wet, shiny inner portion of what people call the "lips" is called the wet vermilion or the mucosa
- Team is or Team are - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Strictly speaking, a team is a count noun You can have two teams, ten teams, or one team So if you're talking about the team, or one team, then that should take a singular verb:
- Which is correct: The rest of the staff is or are? The rest of my . . .
Either singular or plural can be correct, especially in British English The reason can be seen in two steps, involving two things which complicate subject-verb agreement: number-transparent nouns and collective nouns (CGEL, pp 501-504)
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