grammaticality - Two of them together.....is or are - English …
Yet "Two boxes together cost 13 Euro" still sounds correct. I think because the subject of "cost" is implied fluidly (between the plural two boxes or the singular set of two boxes together), both …
word choice - I have / There are two (of them) - English Language ...
However, if the first two are the only ones you dream about, you'd simply say "I have two dream cars, a BMW and a Mercedes." Therefore, when answering the hypothetical question, the …
"Are" or "Is" when linking two singular nouns in a sentence?
Aug 5, 2015 · Unless you really consider a broom and a mop together to be a single unit, you shouldn't use them with a singular verb. Also, repeat the definite article the. If you say the …
Proverb or expression for a situation with two choices, both …
Aug 17, 2011 · a choice between two equally unpleasant alternatives (in other words, a dilemma), or two lines of reasoning that lead to the same unpleasant conclusion. It is analogous to the …
articles - 'Two of us' or 'the two of us' - English Language Learners ...
Jan 16, 2016 · Here it doesn't matter how many are in the family. It's the same 'two of us' as spoken by any couple of people meaning 'you and me.' And this is the reason it implies …
grammar - Three of which vs three of them? - English Language
Jul 14, 2017 · The two parts could easily be two sentences, each ending with a period mark. Each of them makes sense standing alone. (Four pits have been unearthed. Three of them …
Is two-thirds plural? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Sep 19, 2011 · One third of two pizzas were eaten. (part of two pizzas were eaten) 2). One third of the visitors were men. (multiple visitors were men) Two thirds of the visitors were men. …
verbs - "two thirds" or "two third (of members)" - English …
“Two third of the students are absent” would always be incorrect, on two counts. The unit is thirds, and there are two of them, so we need the plural, and also, written fractions are always …
Is it acceptable to use "them" with two objects?
Do you have a problem with: "Many people are unable or unwilling to leave an abusive spouse. They think they need them. They think they can't live without them. But the truth is, they are …
Equivalent of "both" when referring to three or more items?
Apr 24, 2011 · Both is the suppletive variant of *all two, which is not grammatical English. Suppletion is the irregular grammatical phenomenon of substituting a different word or root. …