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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Subject and Verb

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001. My shifting and throttling 01b00is02b00 much quicker now. I can do them both at the same time. (With 'is' here, is 'shifting' and 'throttling' one thing?) 02br
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002. My shifting and throttling 01b00are02b00 much quicker now. I can do them both at the same time. (I do shifting and throttling at the same time, is it better to use 'is' ? Because it refers to one thing?) 02br
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) are two separate actions performed simultaneously ('at the same time'). 02br 02br 00Simultaneity is not a necessary criterion for singularity, Jack; usually quite the opposite, I suspect. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • ) are two separate actions performed simultaneously ('at the same time').
  • 02br 02br 00Simultaneity is not a necessary criterion for singularity, Jack; usually quite the opposite, I suspect.
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0#2 is the appropriate choice here, because the context explicitly states that they ('them'!) are two separate actions performed simultaneously ('at the same time'). 02br
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00Simultaneity is not a necessary criterion for singularity, Jack; usually quite the opposite, I suspect. 0-
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0 What is the subject and what is the verb here? If these are not correct, why? 02br
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001. The next thing 01b00is02b00 features 02br
002. The next thing 01b00are02b00 features. 02br
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003. The next thing you should look for 01b00is02b00 features. 02br
004. T
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0In all your sentences, the subject is 'thing' and the verb is 'is/are'. 02br
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00Grammatical correctness calls for 'is' only (subject-verb agreement). Semantic correctness is in the mind of the speaker (is s/he thinking of a single thing/item, a set of features or a number of features?), and I imagine that you could hear either spoken. 0-
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0 I just saw this on tv: 02br
001. Every winter, homelesss trying to stay warm 01b00take02b00 a nap in a dumpster, 01b00wake02b00 up in a garbage compactor -mulch. 02br
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00For #1, how come 'take' and 'wake' are plural? Is it because some words are omitted? Like this: 02br
002. Every winter, homelesss tr
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0The elision is 'who are', Jack, but the sentence needs a little additional adjustment: 02br
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00'Every winter, homeless (01b00who are02b00) trying to stay warm take a nap in a dumpster01b00, and02b00 wake up in a garbage compactor-mulch.' 0-
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1. The location and everyting is on the paper. (Is 'is' supposed to be 'are'? Is the subject 'location' and 'everything' or is it 'location and everything' ?

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Here I would certainly choose 'are', because 'everything' to me is many things. However, it is many native speakers' habit to use the phrase 'and everything' as a sort of 'ritual tag' (my coinage) which does not carry much conceptual meaning. Therefore, 'is' does not seem terribly incongruous in your sentence. 'Location and everything' is the subject in any case.

By 'ritual tag', I me
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0 1. From what I have been 01b00reading02b00 and 01b00seeing02b00 in a lot of videos 01b00is02b00 reading is definitly the way to improve your english. (Is 'is' correct here? Should it be 'are'? Subject here is 'reading' and 'seeing' right?) 02br
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0 Re: From what I have been reading and seeing in a lot of videos is reading is definitly the way to improve your english. 02br
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00I believe that the above sentence is grammatically incorrect and should be corrected to:- 02br
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00"From what I have been reading and seeing in a lot of videos, reading is definitly the way to improve your english." ( th
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0... And add an 'e' to 'definitely' and capitalize 'English'. 0-
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