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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Singular/Plural
Like ants, termites have an elaborate social structure in which a few individuals reproduce and the rest serve the colony.
Guys,
Firstly, why do we have a few individuals? Secondly..why the rest serve the colony not serves? Sentence implies the rest of individuals... rest is singular..So should it not be a singular verb?
Guys,
Firstly, why do we have a few individuals? Secondly..why the rest serve the colony not serves? Sentence implies the rest of individuals... rest is singular..So should it not be a singular verb?
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pokh Firstly, why do we have a few individuals? a few = a small number of. (positive polarity) few = not very many.
- pokh Firstly, why do we have a few individuals?
- a few = a small number of.
- (positive polarity) few = not very many.
- (negative polarity) The writer wants the meaning "a small number of".
- pokh why the rest serve the colony not serves?
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pokh Firstly, why do we have a few individuals?a few = a small number of. (positive polarity)
few = not very many. (negative polarity)
The writer wants the meaning "a small number of".
pokhwhy the rest serve the colony not serves?The expression 're
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