tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860821905669551767.post5356219563951019233..comments2023-09-05T16:58:28.549-04:00Comments on I Stand Corrected: Can you read any more?Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506026496063245730noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860821905669551767.post-15209405500982648092010-09-06T00:36:18.253-04:002010-09-06T00:36:18.253-04:00I have used it in that form when speaking. "A...I have used it in that form when speaking. "Any more" and "anymore" are words I watch carefully when I write them, so that I'm sure to use the correct form.<br /><br />Mark, my first thought on your question is that it would be correct as written because the subject, the noun "family", is a singular collective nown, so the verb "is" would need to be singular also. So if we were to take everything out of the sentence except the subject and verb, it would be "family is". However, collective nouns can be plural when we think of the individuals acting within them. So because of the way this sentence is written, with a list of the individual members of the family placed within em-dashes, it *might* be correct to use the verb "are". I will have to do a bit more research on this. If I were the proofreader of this sentence, though, my first instinct would be to leave it as it is.<br /><br />I'll get back with you after I've checked with a few more sources/people.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506026496063245730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860821905669551767.post-87801395203217779752010-09-05T18:49:47.083-04:002010-09-05T18:49:47.083-04:00I have a question about a sentence I saw in an art...I have a question about a sentence I saw in an article on the AOL sign-in page. Here is the sentence:<br /><br />Plus, the extended Carpio family -- aunts, uncles, grandparents -- is present often.<br /><br />The 'is present often'... that does not seem right to me. Why isn't that phrase written '--are often present', or is THAT incorrect and indeed, it should be read as written.<br /><br />Will be checking back for an explination. Thanks a lot!!<br /><br />L&R<br />MarkBig Mark 243https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974573439218884164noreply@blogger.com