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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Prepositional phrase
In the following sentence, "None of the firefighters are dead," is "of the firefighters" a prepositional phrase?
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(1) Yes, " of the firefighters" is a prepositional phrase. " It answers the question: None of whom? S.
- (1) Yes, " of the firefighters" is a prepositional phrase.
- " It answers the question: None of whom?
- S.
- It is also correct to write: None of the firefighters IS dead.
- But probably most native speakers would prefer "are" that refers the firefighters.
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(1) Yes, " of the firefighters" is a prepositional phrase.
(2) Your sentence is "None are dead."
(3) The prepositional phrase explains more about "none." It answers the question: None of whom?
(4) P.S. It is also correct to write: None of the firefighters IS dead. But probably most native speakers would prefer "are" that refers the firefighters. ("Is" refers to "none
(2) Your sentence is "None are dead."
(3) The prepositional phrase explains more about "none." It answers the question: None of whom?
(4) P.S. It is also correct to write: None of the firefighters IS dead. But probably most native speakers would prefer "are" that refers the firefighters. ("Is" refers to "none
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