[Grammar] subj verb agree

[atabitaraf]

The Frick Collection
The mansion of Henry Clay Frick was built in 1914 at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 70th Street in
New York City. It was later opened to the public. Several improvements have been made over the years. Works of
Manet, El Greco, Bernini, Degas, Vermeer, and many other artists can be found throughout the mansion. Some
of the museum’s large collection of art is displayed at temporary exhibitions around the world.

My question: I think that 'collectoin' and 'is' must be replaced with 'collections' and 'are'. Do you agree?

 

[teechar]

It's not well-written.
I suspect they intended to say:
"(Some) parts of the museum's large collection of art are displayed at temporary exhibitions around the world."

 

[Raymott]

My question: I think that 'collectoin' and 'is' must be replaced with 'collections' and 'are'. Do you agree?

No. "Some is displayed."; "Some of the collection is displayed." I don't see the problem.
"Some items are displayed." But it doesn't say that.

"This bowl contains sugar. Some of the bowl's collection of sugar is going into my coffee."

 

[MikeNewYork]

When the subject of a sentence is part of a whole, the number of the following prepositional object determines the number of the verb. In this case it is "collection", which is singular. Therefore, the verb should be "is".

 

[atabitaraf]

I mean after some or any other number when we have a noun if it is countable we need to place a plural noun, don't we?

some of + plural noun
one of + plural noun
And collection is a countable noun here, am I right?

 

[MikeNewYork]

"Some of" does not need a plural noun.

Some of the cake was eaten.
Some of the stew was moldy.

"Collection" is a countable noun.

 

[atabitaraf]

Sorry to ask again but I really needed to confirm my understanding.
In this sentence:
Some of the museum’s large collection of art is displayed at temporary exhibitions around the world.
Some means several but because of the rule that Mike said in #4, the verb 'is' is singular.
So it means: Some of the items, that are taken from the large collection of art, are displayed at temporary exhibitions around the world.

 

[atabitaraf]

Or if some here means: one, so we have the following conclusion:

In this case the sentence means: One item, that is taken from the large collection of art, is displayed at temporary exhibitions around the world.

However, the point Mike mentioned in #4, cannot be understood easily.

 

[Barb_D]

"Some" means more than one and less than all.

The word "collection" requires the use of the singular.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Atabitaraf, what do you not understand?

 

[atabitaraf]

Atabitaraf, what do you not understand?

Now I got it with the help of yours, but it is really strange to me that when you want to agree with the subject you refer to 'collection' and not 'some' here. As you said it is due to the fact that native people just refer to the last word when we are taking a part of a whole.

 

[MikeNewYork]

The problem is that "some" has no number of its own. It derives its number from what follows it -- the prepositional phrase.

 

[atabitaraf]

Yes, but some is more than one and logically it cannot be followed with a singular noun, unless we say some is not more than one.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Some is not more than one when it is a piece of one thing. You don't want to get that.

Some of the pie was eaten. (not more than one)
Some of the pies were sold (more then one)
Some of the beer was missing (not more than one)
Some of the beers were missing (more than one)

If you still can't get this, I'm done.

 

[atabitaraf]

I got it, don't worry Mike, they are both here:

;-) Thank you,

 

[SoothingDave]

All of the museum's art, together, is one collection. Singular.