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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Grammar
Pineapple and apple are types of fruits.
Pineapple and apple are fruits.
There is a group of people who share a common interest.
There is a lot of people.
The car and the house (is/are) my property.
They (is/are) my property. (OR 'It is my property?)
This is my property. (Even if it is referring to more than object.)
This is my stuff. (Even if it is referring to more than one object)
A group of people are going to the camp.
He dresses smarter.
He is more smartly dressed.
He dresses more smartly.
How do you fix them?
Pineapple and apple are fruits.
There is a group of people who share a common interest.
There is a lot of people.
The car and the house (is/are) my property.
They (is/are) my property. (OR 'It is my property?)
This is my property. (Even if it is referring to more than object.)
This is my stuff. (Even if it is referring to more than one object)
A group of people are going to the camp.
He dresses smarter.
He is more smartly dressed.
He dresses more smartly.
How do you fix them?
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Pineapples and apples are types of fruits. Pineapples and apples are fruits. There is a group of people who share a common interest.
- Pineapples and apples are types of fruits.
- Pineapples and apples are fruits.
- There is a group of people who share a common interest.
- There are a lot of people.
- The car and the house are my property.
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Pineapples and apples are types of fruits.
Pineapples and apples are fruits.
There is a group of people who share a common interest.
There are a lot of people.
The car and the house are my property.
They are my property. OR 'It is my property.
This is my property. (Even if it is referring to more than object.-
Pineapples and apples are fruits.
There is a group of people who share a common interest.
There are a lot of people.
The car and the house are my property.
They are my property. OR 'It is my property.
This is my property. (Even if it is referring to more than object.-
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Hi, I got a question on fruit(s)
Can I say "Pineapples and Apples are types of fruit" with no s?
Can I say "Pineapples and Apples are types of fruit" with no s?
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Mr Micawber,
If I want to refer to more than one object in the word 'stuff', what are my choices?
If I want to refer to more than one object in the word 'stuff', what are my choices?
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Besides that, shouldn't it be
'There is a lot of people'?
like
There is a thousand people.
'There is a lot of people'?
like
There is a thousand people.
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People - countable plural
So "There are a lot of people." - A lot of people are (there) in that building.
So "There are a lot of people." - A lot of people are (there) in that building.
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I beg to differ.
There is a thousand people.
There is a lot of people.
Try searching it on Google.
There is a thousand people.
There is a lot of people.
Try searching it on Google.
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there are a lot of people - 169,000 listings.
there is a lot of people -5,880 listings.
there is a lot of people -5,880 listings.
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There is a lot of people is casual speech.
There are a lot of people is more formal (written form).
There are a lot of people is more formal (written form).
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There is a lot of people
About 432,000,000 results
"there are a lot of people"
About 356,000,000 results
Clearly,
I think that they are both acceptable.
My point of view=
A lot of people
NOT
LOTS of people
There is a lot of people.
There are lots of people.
About 432,000,000 results
"there are a lot of people"
About 356,000,000 results
Clearly,
I think that they are both acceptable.
My point of view=
A lot of people
NOT
LOTS of people
There is a lot of people.
There are lots of people.
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