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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

All I want

There's a song which says "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth."

So do you say,

All I want for Christmas is jeans.
All I want for Christmas are jeans.

All I want for Christmas is shoes.
All I want for Christmas are shoes.

Alll I want for Christmas are shoes and bags.
All I want for Christmas is shoes and bags.

Which is the right one and what's the rule?
  

Top answer

All your sentences are similar grammatically. They have a main clause whose subject is all and a relative clause . The relative pronoun (that) has been left out, but that is irrelevant.

— Cool Breeze

  • All your sentences are similar grammatically.
  • They have a main clause whose subject is all and a relative clause .
  • The relative pronoun (that) has been left out, but that is irrelevant.
  • All [that] I want for Christmas is shoes.
  • In all your sentences all refers to inanimate things, not people.
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All your sentences are similar grammatically. They have a main clause whose subject is all and a relative clause. The relative pronoun (that) has been left out, but that is irrelevant.

All [that] I want for Christmas
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What if I add these?

Ex: All I want for Christmas is these shoes

Is it still right or should it become are?

Another question:

What I want is/are a few things from you.
All I want is/are a few things from you.
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