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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Use of verbs - 'is' or 'are'?
In the following proverb- "All that glitters is not gold", why is it 'is' and not 'are'?
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"All" is very nonspecific here. The word "all" means "everything" in the sentence. You can reword the sentence this way: - Not everything (that glitters) is gold.
- "All" is very nonspecific here.
- The word "all" means "everything" in the sentence.
- You can reword the sentence this way: - Not everything (that glitters) is gold.
- You can use "all" with a singular or plural verb, depending on the rest of the context: All of my neighbors are very friendly.
- All of my knowledge comes from practical experience.
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"All" is very nonspecific here. The word "all" means "everything" in the sentence. You can reword the sentence this way:
- Not everything (that glitters) is gold.
You can use "all" with a singular or plural verb, depending on the rest of the context:
All of my neighbors are very friendly.
All of my knowledge comes from practical experience.
All experience is valuable
- Not everything (that glitters) is gold.
You can use "all" with a singular or plural verb, depending on the rest of the context:
All of my neighbors are very friendly.
All of my knowledge comes from practical experience.
All experience is valuable
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AnonymousIn the following proverb- "All that glitters is not gold", why is it 'is' and not 'are'?It's not "All that glitter"; It's "All that glitters". glitters is a singular verb form so all has to be taken as a singular. With that in mind, you can see that "is" is the only correct choice.
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