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Englishfreak Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Grammar Problems

0 Hey everyone! Can anyone tell me which is the correct word to use for each of the following sentences? Thanks! 02br
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00Most of the students (love/loves) mathematics. 02br
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00There (are/is) (less/fewer) people around here. 02br
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00I don't know what (is/are) on their minds. 02br
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00There (is/are) a large number of students studying literature in our class. 02br
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00She (fell down/fell) from the chair. 02br
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00He (has gotten/has got) good results since young. 02br
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00There (is/are) many students who (love/loves) English. 02br
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0This is what I think05002br 00Most of the students love mathematics. 02br 02br 00There are fewer people around here. 02br 02br 00I don't know what is on their minds.

— MaXmOuSe

  • 0This is what I think05002br 00Most of the students love mathematics.
  • 02br 02br 00There are fewer people around here.
  • 02br 02br 00I don't know what is on their minds.
  • 02br 02br 00There is a large number of students studying literature in our class.
  • 02br 02br 00She fell down from the chair.
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0This is what I think05002br
00Most of the students love mathematics. 02br
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00There are fewer people around here. 02br
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00I don't know what is on their minds. 02br
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00There is a large number of students studying literature in our class. 02br
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00She fell down from the chair. 02br
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0 Hello 02br
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00I'm too an English learner. Although MAX have already answered, let me try to answer. 02br
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00[1] Most of the students 05000 mathematics.02br
00[2] There (are) (fewer) people around here. 02br
00[3] I don't know what (is/are) on their minds. 02br
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0 I'm a native English speaker, but this doesn't mean I'm infallible: 02br
00I would say that in 4 and 5 either could be correct, certainly either would seem natural in spoken English. Number 6 doesn't seem grammatically correct to begin with, you'd need to have "since he was young", and I would go for 'gotten', though I may be wrong. 0-
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0 Hello Meneldil 02br
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00Thank you for your comment. I learned a lot from you. 02br
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0Thanks everybody. I now have a clearer picture on the use of verbs for the sentences. These sentences were constructed by me, so I think there may be grammatical errors somewhere in them. Just wanted to know which is the correct verb form to use in each of the cases.050010id1
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0 Hello, Max, here's what I think: 02br
001. Most (of the)students love... 02br
002. yes (I guess it's a comparison with another place) 02br
003. yes 02br
004. There is al rage number... 02br
005. yes, either 02br
006. He's got good results since he was young/he's always got good results 02br
007. yes. 0-
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