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Penicillin Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Why "is" instead of "are"

Hello
Why "is" has it been placed instead of "are"in these following sentences:

- How is tricks?
- John and Mark is here

I heard many of those sentences from movies and series.

Thanks
  

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'How's tricks' is a set phrase. "Idiom(s): BOF_SUBHEAD> 'how's tricks' Informal. " EOF_DEF>

— Mister Micawber

  • 'How's tricks' is a set phrase.
  • "Idiom(s): BOF_SUBHEAD> 'how's tricks' Informal.
  • " EOF_DEF>
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'How's tricks' is a set phrase.

"Idiom(s):
BOF_SUBHEAD> 'how's tricks' Informal.
EOF_SUBHEAD>BOF_DEF>Used to make a friendly inquiry about a person or that person's affairs."EOF_DEF>
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