1) not everyone who has the surname Barkley is descended from a common progenitor

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1) not everyone who has the surname Barkley is descended from a common progenitor

Is the sentence alright? or should we modify is into are?

2) Migue got up, all wobbly because of the rum

Is this sentence correct? Should we add any "to be" in here?

3) it is hot in here

or

it is hot here?

What word should be filled in here?

or

what word should be filled here?

4) We have two foreign and an Asian teacher at this school or

We have two foreign and an Asian teachers at this school ?

Mr Wordy · Accepted Answer

1. "is" is correct ("everyone" is singular). But remember: use a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence and a full stop at the end (or a question mark or exclamation mark, of course).

2. This sentence is fine (apart from the missing full stop).

3) It is hot in here -- used of the temperature in some enclosed space, most often inside a building.

It is hot here -- can be used in any situation, indoors or outdoors, but often refers to the weather generally ("I'm on holiday in Australia. Phew ... it's hot here!").

3a) Of the two, it should be "What word should be filled in here?", but this is sloppy use of language in my opinion. The thing that is "filled in" is the space, not the thing that fills that space. It would be better to say: "What word should be inserted here?".

4) These are both ugly. You should say: "We have two foreign teachers and an Asian teacher at this school".

1) not everyone who has the surname Barkley is descended from a common progenitor

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