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Taruns1008 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
subject-verb agrrement
1. One of your friends is welcome.
2. Either of your friends are/is welcome.
1 sentence is correct. But I am confused in case of 2 sentence. Here which one is used as subject "either" or "friends"?
2. Either of your friends are/is welcome.
1 sentence is correct. But I am confused in case of 2 sentence. Here which one is used as subject "either" or "friends"?
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taruns1008 2. Either* of your friends *are/is welcome. Either assumes you're talking about just two of your friends, and either selects one of those.
- taruns1008 2.
- Either* of your friends *are/is welcome.
- Either assumes you're talking about just two of your friends, and either selects one of those.
- So, as we're talking of just one here, 'is' fits in nicely.
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taruns10082. Either* of your friends *are/is welcome.Either assumes you're talking about just two of your friends, and either selects one of those. So, as we're talking of just one here, 'is' fits in nicely.
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