[Grammar] All jackets in this shop is/are imported

[Oceanlike]

All jackets in this shop is imported.


I think the answer is 'is' because of the omission of the article 'the' before the word, 'jackets'.

I'm unsure.

Thank you!

 

[tedmc]

No, "all jackets" is plural, so it is followed by "are". It is the same with or without the definite article.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think the 's' in 'jackets' indicates that it must be plural.

 

[Tdol]

The omission of the article has no effect:

Jackets are :tick:
The jackets are :tick:
All jackets are :tick:
All the jackets are :tick:
All of the jackets are :tick:

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think 'The collection of jackets' can be singular.

 

[GoesStation]

I think 'The collection of jackets' can be singular.

Correct. My collection of jackets is the best in the state. The jackets are​ all exceptional.

 

[Raymott]

I think the answer is 'is' because of the omission of the article 'the' before the word, 'jackets'.

Where did you find this rule? 'The' is invariable, and works for both singular and plural nouns. And the absence of 'the' doesn't make a plural noun singular.

 

[Oceanlike]

Where did you find this rule? 'The' is invariable, and works for both singular and plural nouns. And the absence of 'the' doesn't make a plural noun singular.

Yes, I agree. When I saw it in one of Cambridge's dictionaries (under grammar rules), I was also surprised. I tried to find the webpage for the past 10 minutes or so to no avail. I'll try to locate it again. I reckon it must have been a misinterpretation on my part.

Thank you!

 

[Oceanlike]

For uncountable noun like food, does it make a difference?

For example:

All the cooked food has/have to be consumed by this morning.

Thank you!

 

[Rover_KE]

Uncountable nouns are singular.

 

[Matthew Wai]

you cannot have one police, two police, etc.

I found 'Several police' at http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/police_1 Definition#1.

 

[Rover_KE]

Longman is not among the most highly regarded English dictionaries.

 

[Oceanlike]

Uncountable nouns are singular.

Hmmm it just sounds somewhat weird to me: All the cooked food HAS.....

When I think of 'all', I think of a plural verb. English is fun but really crazy sometimes heehee

How about 'All is/are well? '

 

[Rover_KE]

When I think of 'all', I think of a plural verb. English is fun but really crazy sometimes​. [STRIKE]heehee[/STRIKE]

How about 'All is/are well? '

'What's the situation where you are? All's well here (All is well here)'.

'How are your children?'
'All are well, thanks.'

 

[Tdol]

I found 'Several police' at http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/police_1 Definition#1.

It's an alternative to several police officers, but it will be much harder to find many examples of one police.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Hmmm it just sounds somewhat weird to me: All the cooked food HAS......

'All' is not the subject of 'has' above.

 

[Raymott]

'All' is not the subject of 'has' above.

I don't think it matters. The meaning is "All of the cooked food", and the 'rule' is that the subject is "All". Either way, you'd use 'has'.
In "All the apples" or "All of the apples", you use 'were', as Rover has demonstrated above.
In many languages, the cognate of "all" can be either singular or plural depending on what 'all' refers to - albeit that they are often inflected (todo, todos, etc.), so you have to be consistent. But this problem of subject verb agreement is not a particularly English thing, and nor are problems of identifying the number of the subject. That's why rules don't always apply, as I've just written on another thread.