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- Apr 20, 2014
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- Italian
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- Italy
Hello!
I am quite uncertain about some subject-verb agreement rules.
Examples:
1)Here are a few useful expressions.
2)There are a lot of people.
3)There are two books and a pen.
4)There is a pen and two books.
5)There is a pen and a book.
6)Two books and a pen is on the floor.
7)A pen and two books are on the floor.
8)A pen and a book is on the floor.
9)The Beatles are better than the Rolling Stones.
10)This band is better than that.(The band seen as a single unit?)
11)This band are better than that.(The individuals?)
12)Manchester United is stronger than Liverpool.(The team as a single unit?)
13)Manchester United are stronger than Liverpool.(The players?)
14)The Alps is beautiful.(The range?)
15)The Alps are beautiful.(The mountains which make up the range?)
16)The Great Lakes were frozen.
17)Lufthansa is/are a German company.
18)The United States is a big country.
I am quite uncertain about some subject-verb agreement rules.
Examples:
1)Here are a few useful expressions.
2)There are a lot of people.
3)There are two books and a pen.
4)There is a pen and two books.
5)There is a pen and a book.
6)Two books and a pen is on the floor.
7)A pen and two books are on the floor.
8)A pen and a book is on the floor.
9)The Beatles are better than the Rolling Stones.
10)This band is better than that.(The band seen as a single unit?)
11)This band are better than that.(The individuals?)
12)Manchester United is stronger than Liverpool.(The team as a single unit?)
13)Manchester United are stronger than Liverpool.(The players?)
14)The Alps is beautiful.(The range?)
15)The Alps are beautiful.(The mountains which make up the range?)
16)The Great Lakes were frozen.
17)Lufthansa is/are a German company.
18)The United States is a big country.