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Chitra raag Posted 5 years ago
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Underdog

"The underdog are little more than a faceless, homeless, threating “mob”".
Is use of underdog in this sentence correct?
Also, can I say:
The underdog is reactionary . . .
The underdog are reactionary . . .
The underdogs are reactionary . . .

  

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chitra raag "The underdog are little more than a faceless, homeless, threating “mob”". Is use of underdog in this sentence correct? No.

  • chitra raag "The underdog are little more than a faceless, homeless, threating “mob”".
  • Is use of underdog in this sentence correct?
  • No.
  • ) CJ
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chitra raag"The underdog are little more than a faceless, homeless, threating “mob”".
Is use of underdog in this sentence correct?

No. It should be one of the following:

The underdog is
OR
The underdogs are

(It's the same whether it continues with "reactionary" or anything else.)

CJ

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