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JJDouglas Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Grammatically incorrect to say "Are any of these..."

I have just had a grammar checker software flag up the phrase "Are any of these incorrect" as grammatically unsound. It says I must change "Are" to "Is." Its reasoning is that the pronoun "any" is singular and needs a singular verb.

Is that correct? When I say it out loud, "Is any of these incorrect" sounds very awkward.
  

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JJDouglas "Are any of these incorrect" That's fine and natural - if you have a question mark at the end,

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  • JJDouglas "Are any of these incorrect" That's fine and natural - if you have a question mark at the end,
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JJDouglas"Are any of these incorrect"
That's fine and natural - if you have a question mark at the end,
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Your instincts (in this case) are better than the software. The only way I would use "is" would be in "Is any one of these incorrect?"
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OK, I thought so. Thank you both for your answers.
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