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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Only 2 yards of cloth is/are cut off. (?)

0Hi, everyone 02br
00I have something I really need to ask. It's about some tricky usage of 02br
00singular and plural verbs. I hope you could please check out these 02br
00sentence for me and see which verb should be used. My grammar books 02br
00all fail to give me an answer, so I come here for your help. 02br
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00Only 2 yards of cloth01b00 is02b00 cut off. 02br
00Only 2 yards of cloth 01b00are02b00 cut off. 02br
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002 pounds of meat 01b00was02b00 bought. 02br
002 pounds of meat 01b00were02b00 bought. 02br
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0015 liters of water 01b00has02b00 been poured into the tank. 02br
0015 liters of water01b00 have02b00 been poured into the tank. 02br
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003 cartons of milk 01b00is02b00 what we need. 02br
003 cartons of milk 01b00are02b00 what we need. 02br
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00Thank you very much! 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I have something I really need to ask. It's about some tricky usage of 02br 00singular and plural verbs. I hope you could please check out these 02br 00sentence for me and see which verb should be used.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I have something I really need to ask.
  • It's about some tricky usage of 02br 00singular and plural verbs.
  • I hope you could please check out these 02br 00sentence for me and see which verb should be used.
  • My grammar books 02br 00all fail to give me an answer, so I come here for your help.
  • 02br 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Only 2 yards of cloth01b 00 is02b 00 cut off.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I have something I really need to ask. It's about some tricky usage of 02br
00singular and plural verbs. I hope you could please check out these 02br
00sentence for me and see which verb should be used. My grammar books 02br
00all fail to give me an answer, so I come here for your help. 02b
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01cite10Viceidol12cite10Only 2 yards of cloth11b10 is12b10 cut off. 12br
10Only 2 yards of cloth 11b10are12b10 cut off. 12br
102 pounds of meat 11b10was12b10 bought. 12br
102 pounds of meat 11b10were12b10 bought. 12
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01cite10Viceidol12cite12br
10Hi, everyone 12br
10I have something I really need to ask. It's about some tricky usage of 12br
10singular and plural verbs. I hope you could please check out these 12br
10sentence for me and see which verb should be used. My grammar books 12br
10all fail to gi
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite11b10Do my answers tally with your book's?12b12br
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10Sorry, Yoong Liat, these sentences are not from any of the books but are made up by myself. So I don't know which is "correct", but now I think I get a clearer idea about what's it all about with my question. Thank yo
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