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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Much of our lives turns
1. So much of our lives turns out to be hooped in by imposed routine; and the excess organisation of our lives proves toxic, indeed.
2. ]We’re angry because so much of our lives are now beyond our control
Q) I wonder why the verb underlined is singular, and not plural considering its plural subject "much".
and in #2, the verb is are... inconsitent.. isn't it?
2. ]We’re angry because so much of our lives are now beyond our control
Q) I wonder why the verb underlined is singular, and not plural considering its plural subject "much".
and in #2, the verb is are... inconsitent.. isn't it?
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#1 is grammatically correct. The writer of #2 has been affected by the notional and proximal concord of 'our lives' and his editor did not notice it.
- #1 is grammatically correct.
- The writer of #2 has been affected by the notional and proximal concord of 'our lives' and his editor did not notice it.
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#1 is grammatically correct. The writer of #2 has been affected by the notional and proximal concord of 'our lives' and his editor did not notice it.
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