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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Kindly teach me the verb subject arrangment for "all" and "all of"'. Is "all" a singular or plural?
  

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When an expression with 'all (of)' occurs as a subject, the verb agrees with the noun after 'all (of)', thus: All the wine was spilled. All the cars were sold. All of the sugar is in the bowl.

— CalifJim

  • When an expression with 'all (of)' occurs as a subject, the verb agrees with the noun after 'all (of)', thus: All the wine was spilled.
  • All the cars were sold.
  • All of the sugar is in the bowl.
  • All of the boys are playing football.
  • CJ
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When an expression with 'all (of)' occurs as a subject, the verb agrees with the noun after 'all (of)', thus:

All the wine was spilled.
All the cars were sold.
All of the sugar is in the bowl.
All of the boys are playing football.

CJ
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Thank you.
Teacher is -tion added to verbs derived from Latin to make it a noun. Please help
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sonumlThank you.Teacher is -tion added to verbs derived from Latin to make it a noun. Please help
To keep the threads from getting messy, it's best to ask new questions in a new thread.
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Ok... I am asking these questions repetitively because I am totally confused.
Teacher I am sorry and I hope you will continue helping me.
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