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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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1: All is forgiven. 2: All were safe.

1: All is forgiven.

2: All were safe.

In the sentence #1 singular verb is used with All and in the sentence #2 plural verb is used after All. Why is that?
  

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Jackson6612 1: All is forgiven. 2: All were safe. In the sentence #1 singular verb is used with All and in the sentence #2 plural verb is used after All .

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  • Jackson6612 1: All is forgiven.
  • 2: All were safe.
  • In the sentence #1 singular verb is used with All and in the sentence #2 plural verb is used after All .
  • Why is that?
  • I think in #2, the 'All' in 'All were safe', implies 'all the people'.
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Jackson66121: All is forgiven.

2: All were safe.

In the sentence #1 singular verb is used with All and in the sentence #2 plural verb is used after All. Why is that?

I think in
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