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Aaron1988 Posted 19 years ago
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Please come in help me with this, grammar help

0 00I dont understand these two, it seems like abit same, and different x_X, please help/teach me. Sighz02br
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00 (a)00 00The relative pronoun must agree in number (singular or plural) with the word 01i00immediately preceding 02i00it.02br
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01i00Example02i00:00 01b00Incorrect:02b00 00She is one of those girls who is always boasting.02br
00 00 01b00Correct:00 02b00She is one of those girls 01b00who are02b00 always boasting.02br
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00(b) The 01b00verb and subject02b00 of a clause or sentence must always agree in number (singular or plural) and person (101sup00st02sup00, 201sup00nd02sup00, 301sup00rd02sup00).02br
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01i00Example:02i00 00 01b00Incorrect:00 02b00A wide range (of goods) were displayed.02br
00 00 01b00Correct:00 02b00A wide range (of goods) 01b00was02b00 displayed.0-
  

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0She is one of those girls who is always boasting. 02br 02br 00She is a girl who is always boasting. If you say 01i 00one of02i 00 that means there are more than one girl and you give us the example of the one in this group so , in the example of 01i 00She is one of 01u 00those girls 01b 00who are02b 02u 00 always boasting02i 00 01u 00who02u 00 is the relative pronoun of 01u 00those girls 02u 00not 01u 00she.

  • 0She is one of those girls who is always boasting.
  • 02br 02br 00She is a girl who is always boasting.
  • If you say 01i 00one of02i 00 that means there are more than one girl and you give us the example of the one in this group so , in the example of 01i 00She is one of 01u 00those girls 01b 00who are02b 02u 00 always boasting02i 00 01u 00who02u 00 is the relative pronoun of 01u 00those girls 02u 00not 01u 00she.
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0She is one of those girls who is always boasting. 02br
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00She is a girl who is always boasting. If you say 01i00one of02i00 that means there are more than one girl and you give us the example of the one in this group so , in the example of 01i00She is one of 01u00those girls 01b00who are02b02u
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0 It would make more sense to present these in the reverse order.02br
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00 1. 01u00Subject and verb agree in number (singular or plural)02u00.02br
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01i00The girl is always boasting. [girl 02i00(the subject) is singular01i00; is 02i00(the verb) is singular01i00.]02br

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