jack said:All of you are equally guilty. <--why is "are" not "is"?
All of the lake is out of bounds. <--why is "is" not "are"? and why is "bounds" not "bound"?
jack said:All of the lake is out of bounds. <--why is "bounds" plural?
jack said:"There are no cars down here." <--what does this mean?
"There is no car down here." <--meaning? There is not even one car down here?
jack said:What's the difference in meaing between these two:
1. Are there any people here?
2. Is anyone here?
How would I use these questions? Can you give me an example? Thanks.
jack said:What's the difference in meaing between these ones? Can you give me an exmple how to use them?
1. There are no lives lost.
2. There is no life lost.
Francois said:There is only one police (department) at Seattle, so the first one is correct. One might imagine some context to make 2) work, but as a rule it is wrong.
FRC