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Ganesh77 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
subject-verb agreement
0 incorrect: Our range of products start at just $250. Can someone please explain why "range" is the subject, making the verb third-person singular (starts). Why isn't "range of products" the subject, making the verb third person plural (they start)? 0-
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0 A group of boys is standing on the corner. 02 br
00 A bunch of bananas costs 75¢. 02 br
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00 A list of members is posted by the door. 02 br
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00 The prepositional phrase doesn't affect the singularity of the subject. 02 br
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00 A bunch of bananas costs 75¢. 02 br
00 A herd of cattle is snowbound. 02 br
00 A list of members is posted by the door. 02 br
00 An album of photos is on the coffee table. 02 br
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00 The prepositional phrase doesn't affect the singularity of the subject. 02 br
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0 Welcome to EF, ganesh 02 br
01 i 00 Range 02 i 00 is indeed the key word in the grammatical subject but English is very flexible with regard to examples like yours even though many people who have nothing better to do delight in arguing about them endlessly. Both singular and plural verbs are often possible. Just use your common sense. 01 i 00 Start 02 i 0
01 i 00 Range 02 i 00 is indeed the key word in the grammatical subject but English is very flexible with regard to examples like yours even though many people who have nothing better to do delight in arguing about them endlessly. Both singular and plural verbs are often possible. Just use your common sense. 01 i 00 Start 02 i 0
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0 Hi Ganesh, and welcome to the forums. 02 br
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00 When you have a 01 i 00 X of (the) Y 02 i 00 situation, the verb will agree with X, in most cases. 02 br
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00 I'm not sure what you mean by "why" - it's just the rule of grammar. ONE of the boys IS coming, the RANGE of animals you will see IS impressive. 02 br
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00 When you have a 01 i 00 X of (the) Y 02 i 00 situation, the verb will agree with X, in most cases. 02 br
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00 I'm not sure what you mean by "why" - it's just the rule of grammar. ONE of the boys IS coming, the RANGE of animals you will see IS impressive. 02 br
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0 Thank you all for your help. I do believe I've found my second home on this forum!! 0-
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