19 Answered Questions for the topic grammatical number

Grammatical Number Grammar Verb Agreement

08/04/19

A pack of wolves run through the woods?
Is the correct to say > A pack of wolves run through the woodsor is the correct English> A pack of wolves runs through the woodsThe former sounds right. However, I think the subject is *a... more
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08/04/19

So many weapons and armor! What is wrong with this sentence? And how would one fix it?
The sentence rings false in my head. Clearly this is because "weapons" is a countable noun, and "armor" is an uncountable noun. So one could fix this sentence by breaking it up into two clauses... more
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Grammatical Number Grammar

08/04/19

Why is the plural form of 'cupful' not 'cupsful'?
The plural form of *cupful* is *cupfuls* and *cupsful*? Shouldn't we be pluralizing the noun (cup) instead of the adjective?
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Grammatical Number Grammar

08/04/19

Set of techniques; singular or plural?
I have an English course book that contains this question:Fill in the blank"The book is a set of techniques that systematically ______ the learner for interaction with target language speakers". ... more
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Grammatical Number Reading Numbers Terminology

07/29/19

When does thousand turn into thousands?
My boyfriend and I are arguing whether *thousands of miles* means 1000+ or 2000+ miles. The first argument is that 1000+ is over 1000 and therefore 'thousands of miles' by rounding up. The other... more
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Grammatical Number Grammar Adjectives Nouns

07/11/19

Can adjectives get plural s?
Are the following sentences correct grammatically? 1- *The war had two hundred **woundeds**.* (And not *wounded soldiers*) 2- *There are two **modals** in that sentence.* (And not *modal verbs*)... more
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Grammatical Number Grammar Latin

06/24/19

Is "et al." used as a singular or plural subject?
When referring to multiple authors by using the name of the first author and *"et al."*, is it correct to grammatically treat this as one person or multiple persons? > Gamma et al. **are**... more
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Grammatical Number Grammar Meaning

06/24/19

Criteria versus "criterion"?
I came across several forums and articles saying that *criteria* is plural and *criterion* is singular. Some gave me the impression that *criterion* is used to denote a set of rules. What is the... more
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Grammatical Number Grammar Adjectives Ethnonyms

06/21/19

Americans can eat Chinese, but Chinese can't eat Americans?
No offence!! Please take it just for knowledge. I heard one of my friends saying **Americans can eat Chinese but Chinese can't eat Americans**. He said so for fun, and everybody was just laughing.... more
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Grammatical Number Grammar Articles Nouns

05/02/19

Lots of questions for a lot of clauses!?
I am confused over the use of *lots of* vs *lot of*. I am phrasing a sentence having the following clause : > [Article] [lot-of/lots-of] [noun singular/plural] [verb] ... As an example : > A... more
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Grammatical Number English Capitalization Writing Style

04/23/19

Capitalization: 'rivers'?
In the following sentence, is rivers capitalized or not? The Delaware and Potomac rivers are beautiful.
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Grammatical Number Reading Grammaticality

04/01/19

How to break sentences to get clear understanding?
>Sparva, unlike Treland’s other provinces, requires automobile insurers to pay for any medical treatment sought by someone who has been involved in an accident; in the other provinces, insurers... more
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Grammatical Number Esl/esol Speech Numbers

03/27/19

How would you say "0.4 - 1g?"?
Assuming I don't want to say "zero point four grams to one gram," would it be: "zero point four to one gram" or "zero point four to one gram**s**" or neither? I'm leaning towards the second... more
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Grammatical Number Grammar Italian

03/26/19

How do English words change when plural in Italian?
When an English word is used as a singular term in Italian, it is normal to use the English singular form, for example:* un film* un computer* un marine spaziale* un cowboyWhen the words are used... more
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Grammatical Number English Writing Style Orthography

03/22/19

Parenthetical pluralization of words ending in '-y'?
Sentences constructed with a word written in the singular and parenthetically in the plural are straightforward when that word does not end in *-y*, e.g.:> List all applicable... more
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03/21/19

The Plural of Email - Emails?
I debated with my peers that we can use the word **emails** when referring to more than one and it would be grammatically right.> But most of them said since we don't say we received **mails**... more
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Grammatical Number English Writing

03/19/19

Plural of “lemma”?
*Lemma* is the singular form. What is the more correct plural form of *lemma*: *lemmata* or *lemmas*? What word should I choose for scientific article?
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Grammatical Number English Numbers Acronyms

03/19/19

Is an apostrophe with a decade (e.g. 1920’s) generally considered “incorrect”?
I typically don’t use an apostrophe with plurals in any situation, but I always assumed that the use of an apostrophe in constructions like acronyms:> Forty BA’s were given out to students this... more
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Grammatical Number Grammar Word Choice Grammaticality

03/14/19

Too much pills and liquor or "Too many pills and liquor"?
When you mix a mass noun with a plural, do you use "much" or "many"? I haven't been able to find any information about this.
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