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re: OT Grammar Experts: How often to use ‘are’ around ‘and’?
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:09 am to weagle99
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:09 am to weagle99
quote:This makes no sense.
How often to use ‘are’ around ‘and’?
quote:These make no sense.
They are known as a group of leaders and are most of the people remaining rom the village.
OR
They are known as a group of leaders and most of the people remaining from the village.
quote:This is truly sad.
ETA: Adjusted sentences.
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Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:12 am to AlxTgr
quote:
This is truly sad.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:14 am to TDsngumbo
quote:
ETA: Who the frick is downvoting this? I'd love for you to come here and educate me on how I'm wrong.
to be comprised
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:24 am to Dandy Lion
quote:
to be comprised
Comprised is correct in his sentence (although he should have omitted "of"). The whole comprises the parts. The parts compose the whole.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:27 am to TDsngumbo
quote:Please don’t confuse him with “collective” nouns.
In the second sentence, "the group" implies a single group of people.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:30 am to tigercross
quote:No.
Comprised is correct in his sentence (although he should have omitted "of"). The whole comprises the parts. The parts compose the whole.
He used ´comprise´. Is comprised, would also work.
This post was edited on 10/3/19 at 11:32 am
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:39 am to Dandy Lion
quote:
No.
He used ´comprise´. Is comprised, would also work
Wait, are you arguing that "The group is known as leaders and is believed is comprised of most of the people remaining from the village" would be correct usage of comprise and its conjugates?
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:46 am to weagle99
They are most of the people remaining from the village, known as a group of leaders.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:48 am to tigercross
quote:
quote:
No.
He used ´comprise´. Is comprised, would also work
Wait, are you arguing that "The group is known as leaders and is believed is comprised of most of the people remaining from the village" would be correct usage of comprise and its conjugates?
No.
quote:
The group is known as leaders and is believed to be comprised
quote:
The group is known as leaders and is comprised
This post was edited on 10/3/19 at 11:50 am
Posted on 10/3/19 at 11:50 am to weagle99
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:33 pm to weagle99
Does this work?
Most of the people remaining from the village are known as a group of leaders.
Or is this even simpler and clearer?
Most of the people remaining from the village are known as leaders.
Most of the people remaining from the village are known as a group of leaders.
Or is this even simpler and clearer?
Most of the people remaining from the village are known as leaders.
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