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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Grammar-verb agreement
All he steals is bowling balls. OR All he steals are bowling balls.
I think it is "are" because "all" implies plurality. Yes? Help!
Thanks.
I think it is "are" because "all" implies plurality. Yes? Help!
Thanks.
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Anonymous All he steals is bowling *****. OR All he steals are bowling *****. I would accept both.
- Anonymous All he steals is bowling *****.
- OR All he steals are bowling *****.
- I would accept both.
- If people say "are" I think it's because of the plural "bowling *****", not because of "all".
- CJ
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AnonymousAll he steals is bowling *****. OR All he steals are bowling *****.I would accept both. If people say "are" I think it's because of the plural "bowling *****", not because of "all".
CJ
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All he steals is bowling *****.
All seems to me to be a category of things, thus singular. Compare:
The only thing he likes is bowling *****.
All seems to me to be a category of things, thus singular. Compare:
The only thing he likes is bowling *****.
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