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Omar Ahmed Posted 6 years ago
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All my sons but one ( is / are ) in the university.

My answer is : 'are'

  

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Omar Ahmed My answer is : 'are' Correct. Omar Ahmed All my sons but one ( is / are ) in the university . Being in a university doesn’t mean you’re attending it; they could’ve just walked in.

  • Omar Ahmed My answer is : 'are' Correct.
  • Omar Ahmed All my sons but one ( is / are ) in the university .
  • Being in a university doesn’t mean you’re attending it; they could’ve just walked in.
  • I would be more specific: All but one of my sons attend the university.
  • or Of six sons, one does not attend the university.
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Omar AhmedMy answer is : 'are'

Correct.

Omar AhmedAll my sons but one ( is / are ) in the university.

Being in a university doesn’t mean you’re attending it; they could’ve just walked in.

I would be more specific:

All but one of my sons attend the university.

or

Of six so

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