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Grioom Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

verb agreement with non-count noun

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— Yoong Liat

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01cite10Grioom12cite10Hi!12br
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101. There11font10 is12font10 acid rain, acid snow, and acid fog.12br
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102. There 11font
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0Hmmm. Now I'm puzzled. I've been told by at least one British ESL expert that only 'are' would be correct in that sentence (in BE). 05102br
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00I think you'll find this thread very interesting, Grioom:02br
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00I'd say it's especially likely that 01i
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01b00'The Right Word at the Right Time'02b00 states as follows: 02br
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00There is an apple and pears for dessert. 02br
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00There are apples and a pear for dessert. 02br
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00Merriam-Webster 'Guide to English Usage' states as follows: 02br
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00When a compound s
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0 Hi YL02br
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00I'm aware of all that. I was a bit puzzled that you stated that the Brits would 01u00only02u00 use the singular.0-
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01cite10Yankee12cite10Hi YL12br
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10I'm aware of all that. I was a bit puzzled that you stated that the Brits would 11u10only12u10 use the singular.12br
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11i00The Right Word at the Right Time02i00 gives the British usage
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0I'm not confused about that, YL. 0-
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01cite10Yankee12cite10I'm not confused about that, YL. 12br
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00Words02b00: 1694 Rating: None Pages: 6.8 submitted by: Jillybeany26 01b00...02b00 In wet weather 01b00there is aci
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