Thursday, March 12, 2009

Criminal Sentence 186: Singular and Plural

From something I'm editing:

"The surroundings of the house is equally important."

Not much to say about that, except that native English speakers should know that the word "surroundings" is plural.
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1 comment:

  1. Jeff BattersbyMarch 13, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    There's way more to say about this sentence, as it's a complete hack job. (Remember me, I'm the guy who likes cadence AND good grammar.)

    This sentence properly rendered?

    "The house's surroundings are equally important."

    Now, that feels better.

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