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Lcwang Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

quantity agreement

Please advise if there are any quantity agreement problems in the following sentences.

My favorite animal is dogs.

Dogs are my favorite pet.

  

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Hi Lcwang, 1. "My favourite animal is dog". You are refering to the "animal" here, which is singular.

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  • Hi Lcwang, 1.
  • "My favourite animal is dog".
  • You are refering to the "animal" here, which is singular.
  • 2.
  • "Dogs are one of my favourite pets".
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Hi Lcwang,

1. "My favourite animal is dog". You are refering to the "animal" here, which is singular.

2. "Dogs are one of my favourite pets". This means you have more than one favourite pet catagories and the dogs are one of them.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Raven.
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My favorite animals are dogs.

Dog is my favorite pet.
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Anonymous
My favorite animals are dogs.

Dog is my favorite pet.

It should be A dog is my favorite pet.
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You can also say "The dog is my favorite pet," referring to the overall concept of "dogs."
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Thank you very much for replying. Actually my problem is if the SC have to agree with S in quantity. I often see sentences like these:



Violets were my mother's favorite flower.

Penguins are my favorite animal.

Dogs are a man's best friend.

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Yes, you need to agree in number:

The violets were my mother's favorite flowers.
The penguins are my favorite animals.
The dogs are a man's best friends.
or

The violet is my mother's favorite flower.
The penguin is my favorite animal.
The dog is a man's best friend.
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Thank you for reply. How about following sentences. Are they OK?

The gift is some interesting books.

My favorite fruit is grapes.
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