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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Subject Verb agreement with qualifiers uncountable nouns and the word and
Could someone kindly tell me the rule for this.
The sentence reads: There is too much traffic and pollution in this city.....
Why is the verb singular when the two subjects following it are joined by "and?" I know it sounds strange to say "There are too much traffic and pollution..." but I don't really know why.
Thank you,
Marie
The sentence reads: There is too much traffic and pollution in this city.....
Why is the verb singular when the two subjects following it are joined by "and?" I know it sounds strange to say "There are too much traffic and pollution..." but I don't really know why.
Thank you,
Marie
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i'm not a teacher. Perhaps form the viewpoint of the author, "too much traffic and pollution" is one problem, because "traffic" and "pollution" are two closely related phenomena.
- i'm not a teacher.
- Perhaps form the viewpoint of the author, "too much traffic and pollution" is one problem, because "traffic" and "pollution" are two closely related phenomena.
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i'm not a teacher. Perhaps form the viewpoint of the author, "too much traffic and pollution" is one problem, because "traffic" and "pollution" are two closely related phenomena.
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