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Daddyjohn Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Subject-verb agreement
I would highly appreciate your answering these two questions (and possibly a brief explanation):
Some of the sugar ( is, are ) missing.
More than one dog ( escape, escapes ) from the dog pound.
Some of the sugar ( is, are ) missing.
More than one dog ( escape, escapes ) from the dog pound.
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Hello, daddyjohn - and welcome to English Forums. -- Sugar is an uncountable substance. More than one dog has escaped from the dog pound.
- Hello, daddyjohn - and welcome to English Forums.
- -- Sugar is an uncountable substance.
- More than one dog has escaped from the dog pound.
- -- 'More than' is considered an adjective.
- More than one dog has escaped.
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Hello, daddyjohn - and welcome to English Forums.
Some of the sugar is missing.-- Sugar is an uncountable substance.
More than one dog has escaped from the dog pound. -- 'More than' is considered an adjective.
More than one dog has escaped.
More than ten dogs have escaped.
Some of the sugar is missing.-- Sugar is an uncountable substance.
More than one dog has escaped from the dog pound. -- 'More than' is considered an adjective.
More than one dog has escaped.
More than ten dogs have escaped.
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