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Twistedthistle Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

it or them

Hi everyone, which of the following sentences is correct:

Before you start any of the exercises, examine them closely.

or

Before you start any of the exercises, examine it closely.

I'm having a brain burp,
Thanks for your help
TT
  

Top answer

Them is correct.

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  • Them is correct.
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7 Answers
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twistedthistleHi everyone. Which of the following sentences is correct?
Before you start any of the exercises, examine them closely.
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Most native speakers tend to use a plural verb after any of [plural noun], so I don’t think it deserves a thumbs down. On second thought, however, I’d say the singular verb would be OK formally, though odd sounding.
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How about,
"Before you start any of the exercises, examine each one carefully..." - the thing is i think this still has the suggestion that before you start each exercise you should examine all the other exercises, does it? I'm not sure. Basically what i mean is, "Before you start an exercise, of which there are many, examine the one you're about to start carefully."
Any suggestions on ho
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maybe, "Before starting each exercise, examine it carefully." ???
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Before you start any of the exercises, examine each one carefully.
Before you start each/an exercise, examine it carefully.

Good solutions, tt.
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Aspara GusMost native speakers tend to use a plural verb after any of [plural noun], so I don’t think it deserves a thumbs down. On second thought, however, I’d say the singular verb would be OK formally, though odd sounding.
My take:
I'd say "examine the exercies..." does sound odd to me from the get -go. To me " exercises" simply suggest different work o
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