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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Corrections 1
Can I say,
(a) She grooms her cat every day.
(b) There is an assembly in the hall.
(c) The houses was destroyed by the flood yesterday.
(d) The pair of gloves was made by the wool.
(e) He sealed the box with the sellotape.
(f) She is changing the bedsheet in the bedroom.
(g) The durian has smell.
(h) The north of Malaysia is Singapore.
(i) The bats are nocturnal animals.
(a) She grooms her cat every day.
(b) There is an assembly in the hall.
(c) The houses was destroyed by the flood yesterday.
(d) The pair of gloves was made by the wool.
(e) He sealed the box with the sellotape.
(f) She is changing the bedsheet in the bedroom.
(g) The durian has smell.
(h) The north of Malaysia is Singapore.
(i) The bats are nocturnal animals.
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(c) The houses were destroyed by the flood yesterday. (d) The pair of gloves were made of wool. Notional concord is the expected.
- (c) The houses were destroyed by the flood yesterday.
- (d) The pair of gloves were made of wool.
- Notional concord is the expected.
- (e) He sealed the box with sellotape .
- (f) She is changing the bedsheets in the bedroom.
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(c) The houses were destroyed by the flood yesterday.
(d) The pair of gloves were made of wool. Notional concord is the expected.
(e) He sealed the box with sellotape.
(f) She is changing the bedsheets in the bedroom.
(g) The durian has a strong/pungent/unpleasant smell.
(h) North of insular Mala
(d) The pair of gloves were made of wool. Notional concord is the expected.
(e) He sealed the box with sellotape.
(f) She is changing the bedsheets in the bedroom.
(g) The durian has a strong/pungent/unpleasant smell.
(h) North of insular Mala
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Thanks, can I say,
(a) The north to Malaysia is Singapore.
(b) The pair of shoes was on the table. (do we use "were"?)
P/s: Why do we use "were"? Not "was"?
The pair of gloves were made of wool.
(a) The north to Malaysia is Singapore.
(b) The pair of shoes was on the table. (do we use "were"?)
P/s: Why do we use "were"? Not "was"?
The pair of gloves were made of wool.
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(a) No
(b) The pair of shoes was on the table. (do we use "were"?)-- Most people would: they would see two shoes.
Why do we use "were"? Not "was--Most people would: they would see two gloves.
(b) The pair of shoes was on the table. (do we use "were"?)-- Most people would: they would see two shoes.
Why do we use "were"? Not "was--Most people would: they would see two gloves.
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I mean:
A pair = was(means: a unit)
That's my ponit of view. What do you think?
A pair = was(means: a unit)
That's my ponit of view. What do you think?
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I know what your view is; I am telling you that that is not the usual reaction of native speakers.
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