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Seasurfer Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Is or Are?
Look at this sentence.
1. Please correct my grammar if there is any mistake?
2. Please correct my grammar if there are any mistakes?
Which one is correct? or both wrong? Thanks
1. Please correct my grammar if there is any mistake?
2. Please correct my grammar if there are any mistakes?
Which one is correct? or both wrong? Thanks
Top answer
The second sounds more natural, as you don't know how many mistakes there could be. The first assumes there could only be one mistake.
- The second sounds more natural, as you don't know how many mistakes there could be.
- The first assumes there could only be one mistake.
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The second sounds more natural, as you don't know how many mistakes there could be. The first assumes there could only be one mistake.
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One thing I realize about English is that, it may sound correct to my ear, but I don't know if it is theoritically correct. Just like this example.
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