Blogs about: Grammatical Number

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WHY 'YE' AND 'THEE' IN THE KJB IS SO IMPORTANT1 comment

Jim Finn wrote 1 month ago: Why Thee and Ye is So Important in the KJV John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be bor … more →

Tags: God, jesu, Authorized King James Version, King James, Ye (pronoun), plural, KJV

How Many Bodies?

writejudi wrote 1 month ago: Are everybody present and accounted for? You know that sounds odd. Of course you would say and write … more →

Tags: English language, Business writing, pronouns, English grammar, Editing, copy editing, everybody, Everyone, singular vs plural

Go, Jays, Go!

copyeditcat wrote 1 month ago: With the Toronto Blue Jays playing their first game of the season tonight, who can think straight? T … more →

Tags: Subject-Verb Agreement, Grammar, Collective Nouns, Toronto Blue Jays, r.a. dickey, Jose Reyes

Subject-Verb Agreement

copyeditcat wrote 2 months ago: How hard can this be, right? Singular subjects take singular verb forms, and plural subjects take pl … more →

Tags: Subject-Verb Agreement, The Elements of Style

7 words that came about from people getting them wrong.

greatriversofhope wrote 2 months ago: Pass the “pease” please. ThinkStock/Hemera The word “pea” was originally … more →

Tags: "Human Resources", Oxford, Newt Gingrich, Downton Abbey, New World, apron, RNA, Middle French, Newt

REFLEXIVE AND EMPHATIC PRONOUNS

ramanan50 wrote 8 months ago: Let us imagine that you have hurt yourself while using a knife. How do you say it? I have hurt mysel … more →

Tags: Grammar, Noun, Pronoun, demonstrative, Grammatical person, Reflexive Pronoun, indefinite pronoun

THE NOUN - NUMBER, Essentials of English

ramanan50 wrote 8 months ago: When we speak of one person or one thing, the word (Noun) is in Singular. When we speak of more than … more →

Tags: language, Education, Grammar, English, Books, English grammar, Noun, abstract nouns, collective noun

Do and have exercise GRAMMAR IS EASY!!!!!

Teacher Alvin wrote 8 months ago: Do and have exercise   Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of do or have. 1. …………………………… … more →

Tags: English, English, English.., Grammar, Noun, plural, demonstrative, Simple past (English), Simple present (English), Interrogative word

EASY PRONOUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Teacher Alvin wrote 9 months ago: Definition Generally (but not always) pronouns stand for (pro + noun) or refer to a noun, an individ … more →

Tags: Teaching, English, English, English.., Grammar, Noun, Pronoun, transgendered, Grammatical person, Antecedent (grammar), demonstrative

PRONOUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!! 'HELP'

Teacher Alvin wrote 9 months ago: English: Grammatical Person / Pronouns – “I” first person singular (Photo credit: … more →

Tags: Teaching, Grammar, Noun, Pronoun, transgendered, Grammatical person, Antecedent (grammar), demonstrative

"Fewer" Times Do People Misuse "Less"1 comment

usingtherightwords wrote 10 months ago: I don’t think my headline is true. Otherwise, why would I use it? I also am not sure I use few … more →

Tags: English language, Word, dictionaries, social sciences, Linguistics, Noun, dictionary, associated press, plural

What Do the Data Say? Singular or Plural?

usingtherightwords wrote 10 months ago: Some might call this a natural progression or evolution in our language. Others might call it mangli … more →

Tags: languages, social sciences, Noun, Verb, WorDs, Latin, plural, Data, alumna

Womens' health or women's health?3 comments

incostress wrote 1 year ago: Punctuation and grammer maketh a good writer! When asked is it a womens’ health or women … more →

Tags: Women's Health, plural, Noun, Apostrophe, English language, Possession (linguistics), Grammar, Plural-S, apostraphy s

This That These Those1 comment

hafital wrote 1 year ago: THESE ARE DICK’S BOOKS. HE LIKES TO SIT ON THEM. THIS IS HOW HE DOES IT. This That These and T … more →

Tags: Grammar, English language, plural, Noun, Verb, Object (grammar), Grammatical person, infinitive

Data007: "Data" is a plural noun; No, wait, not really...1 comment

Barton Poulson wrote 1 year ago: Okay, this one may seem trivial, but I have recently been set straight on this matter, so I thought … more →

Tags: Things I Learned..., Data, Grammar, Nouns, Latin, Star Trek English, Data Star Trek, Lore (Star Trek)

My buddy Bill needs Le Café bump2 comments

Jeremy wrote 1 year ago: Regular-reader, Facebook reposting, brilliant drummer and amazing photographer Bill Whitmire needs y … more →

Tags: facebook, Google, Arts, collective noun, plural, Verb


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