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Igu Igu Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
'is or 'are
Everyone except my cousins is/are going to attend the concert tonight.
Which one is the correct answer? is or are? And why? Thank you
Top answer
Everyone is going to attend ... That's the basic sentence. Adding 'except my cousins' doesn't change anything.
- Everyone is going to attend ...
- That's the basic sentence.
- Adding 'except my cousins' doesn't change anything.
- CJ
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Everyone is going to attend .... That's the basic sentence. Adding 'except my cousins' doesn't change anything.
CJ
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Califjim is right, as always, but "is" sure sounds wrong, doesn't it? I would certainly recast as "Everyone is going to attend the concert tonight except my cousins."
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