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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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The perfume smells good or the perfume smell good?

There are only five minutes left or there is only five minutes left?

I appreciate you helping me or I appreciate your helping me?
  

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Hi, The perfume smells good or the perfume smell good? The subject is singular. There are only five minutes left or there is only five minutes left?

— Clive

  • Hi, The perfume smells good or the perfume smell good?
  • The subject is singular.
  • There are only five minutes left or there is only five minutes left?
  • Normally, '5 minutes' is considered a single unit of time.
  • I appreciate you helping me or I appreciate your helping me?
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Hi,

The perfume smells good or the perfume smell good? The subject is singular.





There are only five minutes left or there is only five minutes left? Normally, '5 minutes' is considered a single unit of time.



I appreciate you helping me or I appreciate your helping me? Both are OK, although 'your'
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