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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Who are that bunch of rednecks?
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00 Who are they? Now I want the subject to be "bunch of rednecks" and "group of hot chicks". I really don't know how to say that, it's tricky... what should I do? 02 br
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00 Who 01 u 00 is/are 02 u 00 01 u 00 that/those 02 u 00 bunch of rednecks? 02 br
00 Who 01 u 00 is/are 02 u 00 01 u 00 that/those 02 u 00 group of hot chicks? 02 br
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00 I'd say "Who are that bunch of rednecks?" and "Who are that group of hot chicks?", but something sounds strange to me... Any advice? Thank you 05 0 010id 1
00 Who are they? Now I want the subject to be "bunch of rednecks" and "group of hot chicks". I really don't know how to say that, it's tricky... what should I do? 02 br
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00 Who 01 u 00 is/are 02 u 00 01 u 00 that/those 02 u 00 bunch of rednecks? 02 br
00 Who 01 u 00 is/are 02 u 00 01 u 00 that/those 02 u 00 group of hot chicks? 02 br
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00 I'd say "Who are that bunch of rednecks?" and "Who are that group of hot chicks?", but something sounds strange to me... Any advice? Thank you 05 0 010id 1
Top answer
0 Personally I wouldn't say a bunch of rednecks. 02 br 00 A "group" should be singular but plural is common. The sentence sounds strange though both way.
- 0 Personally I wouldn't say a bunch of rednecks.
- 02 br 00 A "group" should be singular but plural is common.
- The sentence sounds strange though both way.
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0 Personally I wouldn't say a bunch of rednecks. Maybe bananas or flowers, but rednecks? 02 br
00 A "group" should be singular but plural is common. The sentence sounds strange though both way. Maybe "Who are the hot chicks in that group" would be better. 0-
00 A "group" should be singular but plural is common. The sentence sounds strange though both way. Maybe "Who are the hot chicks in that group" would be better. 0-
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0 If you really want to be colloquial, "Who are them rednecks?" 02 br
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00 (I'm kidding. Don't really say that.) 02 br
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01 i 00 Who are those Xs over there 02 i 00 . No need to say bunch or group, because "those" tells you it's plural. 0-
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00 (I'm kidding. Don't really say that.) 02 br
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01 i 00 Who are those Xs over there 02 i 00 . No need to say bunch or group, because "those" tells you it's plural. 0-
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0 Hi Kooyeen 02 br
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00 I agree with GG -- you don't need to use 01 i 00 bunch 02 i 00 or 01 i 00 group 02 i 00 in your sentence(s). 02 br
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00 It is neither unusual nor incorrect to use the word 'bunch' when referring to people (as well as when referring to bananas and flowers, etc). It is somewhat more informal than usin
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00 I agree with GG -- you don't need to use 01 i 00 bunch 02 i 00 or 01 i 00 group 02 i 00 in your sentence(s). 02 br
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00 It is neither unusual nor incorrect to use the word 'bunch' when referring to people (as well as when referring to bananas and flowers, etc). It is somewhat more informal than usin
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0 Connecting 01 i 00 who 02 i 00 and a collective noun in an equative sentence is so avoided by speakers of English that it may as well be considered ungrammatical. 02 br
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01 i 00 *Who is that team of engineers? 02 br
00 *Who are that team of engineers? 02 br
00 Who are those engineers? / Who are the engineers on that team? 02
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01 i 00 *Who is that team of engineers? 02 br
00 *Who are that team of engineers? 02 br
00 Who are those engineers? / Who are the engineers on that team? 02
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0 I just did a little search on the net and found out that people really don't use those kinds of expressions. So it must be that, as you all say, collective nouns are not good in the structures I wanted to use. I thought they were possible, that's why I asked. Oddly enough, I often use those structures in my dialect, but I wouldn't know whether to choose a singular or plural verb in correct Ita
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