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"Do" or "Does" with "any of X"? [closed]
Which is correct:
Do any of the ideas interest you?
Does any of the ideas interest you?
In one textbook, it gives 2 as an example sentence; however, in another one, I read something similar but it ...
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Jury is vs Jury are vs Jury has vs Jury has been [duplicate]
This question came in the Dhaka university admission test 2012-13
Q) Which of the following is correct?
(A) The jury are arguing among themselves.
(B) The jury is arguing among themselves.
(C) The ...
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By the time I get to Khulna this evening, I _____________ more than three hundred miles
This question came in the Dhaka university admission exam in 2013-14
Q) By the time I get to Khulna this evening, I _____________ more than three hundred miles.
(a) will driving
(b) will be driving
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"Joseph visits Beneatha after she learns that Walter had lost the money in an investment opportunity."
Is had appropriate in the below sentence?
Joseph visits Beneatha after she learns that Walter had lost the money in an investment opportunity.
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When to use Do/Does & Is in questions
Primary sentence
This is applicable for all account
Which question form is correct and why?
A) Is this applicable for all account?
B) Does this applicable for all account ?
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Would seem versus seem [duplicate]
Is it redundant the use of "would" in the sentence below?
The reduction in blood pressure induced by long-term CR would seem to involve positive systemic and cellular adaptations.
Can I ...
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It is something people has/have? [Subject-Verb Agreement]
It is something artists has to deal with.
It is something artists have to deal with.
What should the auxiliary here be? The sentence has both a singular and a plural subject before the verb.
I would ...
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The use of do and does as an auxilliary verb?
1) All of these things doesn't give me an excuse to run away?
2) All of these things doesn't gives me an excuse to run away?
3) All of these things don't gives me an excuse to run away?
4) All of ...
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I was really young. “I don’t even remember what is about” vs “I don’t remember what it was about”
I have a question about the tenses in a sentence. Hope you can help me.
Situation:
I was talking to a friend and I goes
“looks like everyone is watching “Love Actually” for xmas. I watched it once ...
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"she did have" or "she did has"
I just read this in a novel, and the sentence goes something like this
Perhaps she did have asthma
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"None of the kids were hungry" Or "None of the kids was hungry"
Were is used with plural pronouns
The kids were hungry.
And we can add "None of":
None of the kids were hungry.
But I read a lot of articles and books use "was" with "None of":
None of the ...
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it is you who has vs. it is you who have
There is already a similar question here, but it is about forming questions:
Which is the correct question ("Who has" vs "Who have")?
When combining who with you in a statement, ...
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Can I use 'does' at the end of a question?
So I was wondering if the correct phrase for asking a question is "what does it does/do?" Then it struck me that it feels odd to say "what does it does". Then I did some Googling and apparently the ...
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"It isn't tastes good or fresh." Is it correct?
"It isn't tastes good or fresh."
Is it correct?
My teacher said it's grammar mistake
and I don't know what the correct form is.
Beto Banjar
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Does anyone "has" or "have"
I have read a similar question here but that one talks about the usage of has/have with reference to "anyone". Here, I wish to ask a question of the form:
Does anyone has/have a black pen?
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influence or influences?
"Parents play a crucial role in determining what does, or doesn't, influence their teens."
In the above sentence, should the word "influence" be replaced by "influences"? Please explain.
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"How much do" or "How much does"?
I am very confused by this article title in New Yorker:
How Much Do Pacquiao-Mayweather Tickets Cost?
Shouldn't it be "How much does"? Why do?
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'this is' or 'these are'?
I have the following sentences.
This is our first arrival in the UK.
These are our first arrival in the UK.
I am not sure, which sentence is correct?
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