tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post7688908041851632277..comments2023-05-06T01:52:27.335-07:00Comments on The Sentence Sleuth: Reader Question: "More Than One"The Sentence Sleuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-54108240105520147422011-05-27T14:19:46.750-07:002011-05-27T14:19:46.750-07:00Would you use a plural verb with just the word &qu...Would you use a plural verb with just the word "more"? More is better, right? So I think even though "more" indicates a plural concept the word itself is singular. Weird, I know!The Sentence Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-83882965753168117492011-05-26T15:26:32.834-07:002011-05-26T15:26:32.834-07:00What if you added a plural noun to the phrase or m...What if you added a plural noun to the phrase or made the elliptical "one" a greater number -- "more than two is/are (?) required for this class,"more than three is/are (?) insufficient," more than three comments are intolerable. <br /><br />So the verb is agreeing with the subject proper--"one"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com