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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
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1.Neither girl is pretty.
2.Neither girl are pretty.
3.Neither girls is pretty.
4.Neither girls are pretty
5.Neither of the girls are pretty.
6.Neither of the girls is pretty.
7.Neither my parents nor I are clever.
8.Neither my parents nor I is clever.
9.Either my parents or my sisters is nice.
10.Either my parents or my sisters are nice.
11.Playing football and watcing tennis matches on TV are my favourite
12.Playing football and watcing tennis matches on TV are my favourites
13.Playing football and watcing tennis matches on TV is my favourite
14.None of my parents like it
15.None of my parents likes it.
16.Each student and each teacher are ill.
17.Each student and each teacher is ill.
Would anyone be kind enough to give me the numbers of the sentences they find incorrect. (is the highlighted they correct there)
My numbers:2,3,4,7,9,13,14,16
2.Neither girl are pretty.
3.Neither girls is pretty.
4.Neither girls are pretty
5.Neither of the girls are pretty.
6.Neither of the girls is pretty.
7.Neither my parents nor I are clever.
8.Neither my parents nor I is clever.
9.Either my parents or my sisters is nice.
10.Either my parents or my sisters are nice.
11.Playing football and watcing tennis matches on TV are my favourite
12.Playing football and watcing tennis matches on TV are my favourites
13.Playing football and watcing tennis matches on TV is my favourite
14.None of my parents like it
15.None of my parents likes it.
16.Each student and each teacher are ill.
17.Each student and each teacher is ill.
Would anyone be kind enough to give me the numbers of the sentences they find incorrect. (is the highlighted they correct there)
My numbers:2,3,4,7,9,13,14,16
Top answer
Incorrect: 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 I would have said favourite activities . Presumably one has two parents, so none of won't work in 14 and 15. * If you're interested in none of : None of my cousins like(s) it.
- Incorrect: 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 I would have said favourite activities .
- Presumably one has two parents, so none of won't work in 14 and 15.
- * If you're interested in none of : None of my cousins like(s) it.
- * Underlined they is correct there.
- CJ *I am an "acceptor" with regard to a plural verb after neither of + plural noun .
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Incorrect: 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17
I would have said favourite activities.
Presumably one has two parents, so none of won't work in 14 and 15.
You need
Neither of my parents like(s) it.*
If you're interested in none of:
None of my cousins like(s) it.*
Underlined they is correct there.
I would have said favourite activities.
Presumably one has two parents, so none of won't work in 14 and 15.
You need
Neither of my parents like(s) it.*
If you're interested in none of:
None of my cousins like(s) it.*
Underlined they is correct there.
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No, 3 is not correct.
Neither + plural IS is not possible!
Neither of the + plural IS IS possible!
CJ
Neither + plural IS is not possible!
Neither of the + plural IS IS possible!
CJ
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