0
Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

More than one

0I found something in another thread which I want to know further.02br
02br
01i01b00There's more than one alternative.02b02i02br
02br
01i01b00There are more than one alternatives02b02i00.02br
02br
00 Given #1 is right, can 'more than one' be always followed by a singular noun?02br
02br
00Thanks02br
00LiJ0-
  

Top answer

0Hi LiJ,02br 00Perhaps you caught that error in my recent post. "02br 00Since I made that error, it is better for me to borrow this text from The American Heritage Book of English Usage to share with you:02br 00 "Here’s a riddle: How can you have more than one and still have only one? The answer: When you are skinning a cat.

— Hoa Thai

  • 0Hi LiJ,02br 00Perhaps you caught that error in my recent post.
  • "02br 00Since I made that error, it is better for me to borrow this text from The American Heritage Book of English Usage to share with you:02br 00 "Here’s a riddle: How can you have more than one and still have only one?
  • The answer: When you are skinning a cat.
  • When a noun phrase contains 01i 00more than one02i 00 and a singular noun, the verb is normally singular: 01i 00There is more than one way to skin a cat.
  • More than one editor is working on that project.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
0Hi LiJ,02br
00Perhaps you caught that error in my recent post. It was illogical for me to write "more than (one options)."02br
00Since I made that error, it is better for me to borrow this text from The American Heritage Book of English Usage to share with you:02br
00 "Here’s a riddle: How can you have more than one and still have only one? The answer: When
0
0
0Thank you, Hoa Thai. 02br
02br
00Got it!02br
02br
00EDIT: Any of my grammar books didn't tell me this issue. I've read your comment carefully, HT, and it's really helpful. Thanks agian.0-
0

Related Questions