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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
A variety of noun, sigular or plural?
I learned that I should treat "a variety of ...." as plural noun.
But when I look into dictionary, I found this example sentence.
Ex) There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from
Then, "a variety of noun" can be a singular noun as well?
Could someone confirm this matter?
Thank you in advance for your teaching.
But when I look into dictionary, I found this example sentence.
Ex) There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from
Then, "a variety of noun" can be a singular noun as well?
Could someone confirm this matter?
Thank you in advance for your teaching.
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There are many patterns to choose from - plural There is a large selection to choose from - singular There is a wide variety [of patterns] to choose from - the underlined is a noun phrase in plural.. However, the verb / noun agreement is singular.
- There are many patterns to choose from - plural There is a large selection to choose from - singular There is a wide variety [of patterns] to choose from - the underlined is a noun phrase in plural..
- However, the verb / noun agreement is singular.
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There are many patterns to choose from - plural
There is a large selection to choose from - singular
There is a wide variety [of patterns] to choose from - the underlined is a noun phrase in plural.. However, the verb / noun agreement is si
There is a large selection to choose from - singular
There is a wide variety [of patterns] to choose from - the underlined is a noun phrase in plural.. However, the verb / noun agreement is si
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