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Taka Posted 19 years ago
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learning and wisdom

0 01i00It is the library that is the storehouse of the learning and wisdom that 01font00are00 transmitted from the professors to the students.02br
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02font02i01font00About the word in red, shouldn't it be 'is' instead of 'are' since those words 'learning' and 'wisdom' are both abstract nouns?02br
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0 'Learning 01i00and 02i00wisdom' make two words; that's why we need a plural verb.0-
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0 In general: 01i02br
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0 I had these exchanges before:01blockquote
01cite10Taka12cite10My dictionary says:12br
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11i10''Gerund 11font11b10AND 12b10gerund' , 'infinitive 11b11font10AND 12font12b11font10infinitive'
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0 01b002 (two) 02b00 abstract nouns (and not only abstract nouns) require a plural 0-
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite11b102 (two) 12b10 abstract nouns (and not only abstract nouns) require a plural 12br
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10So it means my dictionary is totally wrong...Hmm...0-
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