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Singular Subject X + is + Plural Noun Y & Plural Noun Y + are + Singular Subject X, right?
[Our greatest strength] is [our alliances].
There's nothing wrong with this example, even though there is no agreement of number.
There are numerous cases where predicative and predicand differ in g …
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What is the function of ‘before clause’ in the sentence？
There was a time, actually—you’ll see this in the memories later -- when
flesh was many different colors. That was before we went to Sameness.
Today flesh is all the same, and what you saw was …
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"Often" as complement of BE
It isn't often that she misses a class.
AdvPs can occasionally serve as predicative complement to the verb "be" in its specifying sense. Here, "often" is complement to "be" and antecedent for the …
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What is the object in "They want us to help."?
They want us to help.
No: clauses do not function as objects.
This is a catenative construction with "want" as the catenative verb and the infinitival clause "to help" its catenative complement.
The …
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"To Be" conjugation with Inversions?
Looking at the TV was/were John and Jane.
The expression "looking at the TV" is a preposed complement. Such complements serve as a link to the preceding discourse.
The subject is "John and Jane". A …
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