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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Agreement with one
Hi,
1.'... .It was one of the things which upset...'
2.'One of the great cliches which runs throught the entertainmetn industry is...'
3.'...one of the sideways which bisect...'
4.'Warwick is one of the universities which has such unified...'
5.'Lawrance is one of those writers who either excite you or...'
6.'I'm one of those who has been blessed...'
I have problems deciding with which word the verb agrees as it seems from the above examples that one can't elicit a consistent rule.
Please help me with detailed explanation if possible.
P.S. All the examples are from Collins Cobuild Dictionary.
Thanks.
1.'... .It was one of the things which upset...'
2.'One of the great cliches which runs throught the entertainmetn industry is...'
3.'...one of the sideways which bisect...'
4.'Warwick is one of the universities which has such unified...'
5.'Lawrance is one of those writers who either excite you or...'
6.'I'm one of those who has been blessed...'
I have problems deciding with which word the verb agrees as it seems from the above examples that one can't elicit a consistent rule.
Please help me with detailed explanation if possible.
P.S. All the examples are from Collins Cobuild Dictionary.
Thanks.
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It would be easier to talk about your examples if you would give the entire sentence. With that said, the words you have underlined are not the subjects of those verbs. " 1.
- It would be easier to talk about your examples if you would give the entire sentence.
- With that said, the words you have underlined are not the subjects of those verbs.
- " 1.
- one upset (past tense of upset) 2.
- one runs 3.
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It would be easier to talk about your examples if you would give the entire sentence.
With that said, the words you have underlined are not the subjects of those verbs. The subject should be the word "one."
1. one upset (past tense of upset)
2. one runs
3. one bisect (from the little you've given, this appears to be incorrect, but I'd need to see the entire
With that said, the words you have underlined are not the subjects of those verbs. The subject should be the word "one."
1. one upset (past tense of upset)
2. one runs
3. one bisect (from the little you've given, this appears to be incorrect, but I'd need to see the entire
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