Forum newsfeeds
Forum Newsfeeds


Sites for Teachers

Sites for Teachers


Go Back   UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum > Learning English > Ask a Teacher

Notices

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 10-Oct-2005, 13:20
marco
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Question French teacher in doubt.

Would you say 'There is a boy and a girl in the car.' or 'There are a boy and a girl in the car.'?
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 10-Oct-2005, 13:31
Editor, UsingEnglish.com
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Country: UK
Posts: 25,603
Current Location: Phnom Penh
First Language: English
Member Type: English Teacher
Thanks: 6
Thanked 502 Times in 441 Posts
Tdol has disabled reputation
Default Re: French teacher in doubt.

Most would use the singular- the proximity principle. Some would use the plural because of the mathematics.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
french, teacher, doubt

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Please Help: ESL Teacher and Bilingual Ed Teacher teachermrswan Ask a Teacher 4 01-Oct-2005 07:50
Is my teacher listening to me? M56 General Language Discussions 10 18-Jan-2005 01:44
had been already OR was already; best 5(th)… Wai_Wai Ask a Teacher 21 17-Oct-2004 19:16
ESL Teacher Kathy Mellor Named as Teacher of the Year Red5 General Language Discussions 2 21-Apr-2004 23:15


New To Site? Need Help?

All times are GMT. The time now is 11:38.


vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.2.0
Copyright © 2002 - 2008 UsingEnglish.com