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Cogar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"any, followed by singular or plural"

0hello all,02br
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00should "any" follow by a singular or plural noun? What is the rule or norm here? E.g.02br
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00Should any differenc00e 00arise, we shall resolve it.02br
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00Should any difference00s00 arise, we shall resolve it.02br
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00For the two sentences above, why do we use "arise" and not "arises"02br
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00Also, how would the meaning change if we remove the "any"02br
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00Thank you so much.0-
  

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0 01blockquote 00For the two sentences above, why do we use "arise" and not "arises"12blockquote 10Both are governed by 01i 00should02i 00. 02i 02br 02br 00 It depends on how many differences you expect to arise. 02br 02br 00 If you leave out 01i 00any02i 00, you'll need 01i 01b 00a02b 00 difference02i 00 in the singular.

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  • 0 01blockquote 00For the two sentences above, why do we use "arise" and not "arises"12blockquote 10Both are governed by 01i 00should02i 00.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00 It depends on how many differences you expect to arise.
  • 02br 02br 00 If you leave out 01i 00any02i 00, you'll need 01i 01b 00a02b 00 difference02i 00 in the singular.
  • The form with 01i 00any02i 00 is more insistent that no matter what differences arise -- no matter how large or how small -- no matter what their nature -- we shall resolve them.
  • 02br 02br 00 CJ02br 0-
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0 01blockquote
00For the two sentences above, why do we use "arise" and not "arises"12blockquote
10Both are governed by 01i00should02i00. After 01i00should02i00 (or any other modal) you want an uninflected verb.02br
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01i00Should any difference arise, we shall resolve it.02br
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