Ленья needs help
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In view of resent events, I have decided to create this thread.
There are going to be a lot of questions here.
Let’s start.
I’ve always thought that there are just two possible expressions:
“There is a lot of” / “There are lots of”
In accordance with my logic it depends on a form of the noun (‘lots’ - plural or ‘a lot’ - single).
But I noticed that “There are a lot of…” is also possible.
Perhaps, it depends on the next word?
For example. “There is a lot of water all over the garden” but “There are a lot of puddles all over the garden”
Am I right?
There are going to be a lot of questions here.
Let’s start.
I’ve always thought that there are just two possible expressions:
“There is a lot of” / “There are lots of”
In accordance with my logic it depends on a form of the noun (‘lots’ - plural or ‘a lot’ - single).
But I noticed that “There are a lot of…” is also possible.
Perhaps, it depends on the next word?
For example. “There is a lot of water all over the garden” but “There are a lot of puddles all over the garden”
Am I right?
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Exactly. It depends on the noun if it's plural or singular.
I remember myself thinking the same) I even taught my students that they should use "there's" with "a lot" and "there are" with "lots of". After learning about the proper usage, I had to apologise and correct myself.
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Uncountable nouns are singular then, no?
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In this particular case (a lot of) uncountable nouns are treated the same as countable singular nouns.
Whether the concept "singular" applies to uncountable nouns in general ... I'm not sure.
found this related boring discussion
also this
Whether the concept "singular" applies to uncountable nouns in general ... I'm not sure.
found this related boring discussion
also this
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I often seem to break a word order rule. The question is going to be about adverbs. I am used to expressions ended with an adverb ‘only’. It used to sound natural to me. I have started to doubt recently, whether it’s possible to put “only” as the last word.
There are a few examples.
This movie is for adults only.
There is no way that your dog is coming in. The humans are allowed only.
It depends on your behavior only.
There are a few examples.
This movie is for adults only.
There is no way that your dog is coming in. The humans are allowed only.
It depends on your behavior only.
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https://english.stackexchange.com/quest ... -only?rq=1
No article is necessary. And only does feel misplaced here (might be wrong, though):
Only humans are allowed.
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Yety, thank you for pointing out the mistake. I look up to you and do my best to strike you as a literate guy)). I would wish to excel myself, but…
By the way, I will be grateful if experienced users give me a ‘grammar feedback’ regarding each my message on the forum.
By the way, I will be grateful if experienced users give me a ‘grammar feedback’ regarding each my message on the forum.
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There is an expression ‘It’s up to you’ which means ‘You are responsible for this decision’ (as I understand it). We can normally use this phrase referring to somebody else ‘It’s up to him to decide bla-bla-bla’. I like this expression. I say this way quite often. However, I’ve started to doubt recently if it is always relevant. At instance, here Ленья (Language Here, Language There). Probably, there is a subtle shade of meaning and sometimes ‘It’s up to her’ sounds weird?
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not at all,it sounds OK.‘It’s up to her’ sounds weird?
it could also mean the choice is yours‘It’s up to you’ which means ‘You are responsible for this decision’
and as a way of encouragement
for example : Ленья, you can achieve an advanced level, it's up to you.
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Потому, что сослагательное. Пропущено should
со словом suggest - это всегда так
со словом suggest - это всегда так
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I have a question. Again. I started to doubt after I had already written something. Better late than never.
There are a couple of examples here.
"My resent messages are just the next attempt"
or
"My resent messages is just the next attempt"
"His resent jobs were just a means of making money"
or
"His resent jobs was just a means of making money"
Which part of the sentence is the "to be"-verb related to?
There are a couple of examples here.
"My resent messages are just the next attempt"
or
"My resent messages is just the next attempt"
"His resent jobs were just a means of making money"
or
"His resent jobs was just a means of making money"
Which part of the sentence is the "to be"-verb related to?
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"to be"-verb relates usually (as any verb) to the subject.
The subject must usually be in the first place, i.e. it is plural here.
The subject must usually be in the first place, i.e. it is plural here.
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I would rather say it is a mistake.
Where did you find that?
These table and chairs are ...
This table and these chairs are ...
Or even better: The table and chairs are ...
On the second thought: they took the whole lot "this table and chairs" as one acquisition, however, it sounds weird to me anyway.
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Ленья, I think, there is a mistake. The question is whether it is adjusted according to the context, or not. As a separate sentence it could be deemed to be a mistake. IMHO
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Yesterday in the evening I borrowed the “Swan” from my wife to find out the answers.
The matter proved to be more complicated than I thought before.
If you consider that “the table and chairs” is the “dinner set” you must say “is”.
If there are two separate objects the choice depends on the second one.
“The two boys and our Bob has been playing in the garden since the morning”
but
“Bob and two his friends have been playing in the garden since the morning”
Also here “This table and these chairs are my recent acquisition”
but
“These chairs and this table is my recent acquisition”
It seems that I‘ve made the “sweeping generalizations” based on the rule:
“There is a book and some magazines on the shelf”
But
“There are a few magazines and a book on the shelf”
Here “plural/singular” relates to the first item in the list.
(Just don’t tell me that there is no such a rule))))
The matter proved to be more complicated than I thought before.
If you consider that “the table and chairs” is the “dinner set” you must say “is”.
If there are two separate objects the choice depends on the second one.
“The two boys and our Bob has been playing in the garden since the morning”
but
“Bob and two his friends have been playing in the garden since the morning”
Also here “This table and these chairs are my recent acquisition”
but
“These chairs and this table is my recent acquisition”
It seems that I‘ve made the “sweeping generalizations” based on the rule:
“There is a book and some magazines on the shelf”
But
“There are a few magazines and a book on the shelf”
Here “plural/singular” relates to the first item in the list.
(Just don’t tell me that there is no such a rule))))