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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

All of it or them?

Hi. Please help. I think if you want to say you want all six apples that are on the table, you will say, "I want all of them."
But could we also say, "I want to all of it"?

How about when you were asked, "What do you want -- fame, fortune, love, or security?" (By the way, I don't know the dash is correctly placed in the question.), could you answer, "I want all of it" instead of "I want all of them"?
Thank you for your help in advance.
  

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"But could we also say, "I want to all of it"? No. " , could you answer, "I want all of it" instead of "I want all of them"?

— Mister Micawber

  • "But could we also say, "I want to all of it"?
  • No.
  • " , could you answer, "I want all of it" instead of "I want all of them"?
  • No.
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Anonymousif you want to say you want all six apples that are on the table, you will say, "I want all of them."But could we also say, "I want to all of it"?
No.
Anonymouswhen you were asked, "What do you want -- fame, fortune, love, or security?" , could you answer, "I want all of it" instead of "I want all of them"?
No.
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Hi. Thank you. I think we can use the singular verb "is" after two nouns when the two nouns are thought of as one in concept like "sickness and poverty," as in "I think sickness and poverty is ..." If that is correct, could we use the phrase "neither of them" to refer to them later in the writing? Or should we write, "... and I don't want it"? Or should we rephase the whole sentence? Thank
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Anonymous I think we can use the singular verb "is" after two nouns when the two nouns are thought of as one in concept
That is true.
Anonymous like "sickness and poverty," as in "I think sickness and poverty is ..."
But I don't see those as a single concept. However...
AnonymousIf that is correct, c
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