0
Sherly_septiani Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Trouble w plural or single

hi all, thx if u would like to help me solving these problems.
please check is there any mistake here? i'm poor at grammar Emotion: sad

1. The committee debate these questions carefully.
2. The committee leads very different lives in private.
3. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.
4. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, is in this case.
5. Is my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance?
6. Some of the votes seem to have been miscounted. 
7. Some of the grain appear to be contaminated.
8. Three-quarters of the students are against the tuition hike. 
9. Three-quarters of the student body is against the tuition hike.
10. A high percentage of the population is voting for the new school.
11. A high percentage of the people were voting for the new school.
  

Top answer

Hello Sherly– and welcome to English forums. 1. The committee debate these questions carefully.

  • Hello Sherly– and welcome to English forums.
  • 1.
  • The committee debate these questions carefully.
  • 2.
  • The committee lead very different lives in private.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

4 Answers
0
Hello Sherly– and welcome to English forums.

1. The committee debate these questions carefully.
2. The committee lead very different lives in private.
3. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.
4. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, are in this case.
5. Is my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this
0
thank you so much sir Emotion: smile
0
Isnt 'committe' singular?
0
Isnt 'committee' singular?-- It depends on the speaker's viewpoint: whether s/he sees it as one unit or sees them as a group of committee members.

Related Questions