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Theooo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Plural or Singular?
Just when [those] who were watching form the sidelines feared [the worst], the athletes [themselves] [are] the most confident.
This is on page 846 #17 on the OG Book. Only one bracket contains an error.
Why is [are] wrong? Isn't it used to modify athletes?
Thanks in advance
This is on page 846 #17 on the OG Book. Only one bracket contains an error.
Why is [are] wrong? Isn't it used to modify athletes?
Thanks in advance
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Just when [those] who were watching form the sidelines feared [the worst], the athletes [themselves] [are] the most confident. are should be were . It's a past tense sentence.
- Just when [those] who were watching form the sidelines feared [the worst], the athletes [themselves] [are] the most confident.
- are should be were .
- It's a past tense sentence.
- ) (By the way, verbs don't modify nouns.
- are is a verb.
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Just when [those] who were watching form the sidelines feared [the worst], the athletes [themselves] [are] the most confident.
are should be were. It's a past tense sentence. (See verbs in blue.)
(By the way, verbs don't modify nouns. are is a verb. athletes is a noun.)
CJ
are should be were. It's a past tense sentence. (See verbs in blue.)
(By the way, verbs don't modify nouns. are is a verb. athletes is a noun.)
CJ
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