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This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by Afolearning(m): 4:48pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
THIS GRAMMAR QUIZ WILL MAKE YOU SWEAT
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Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by tolugar: 4:53pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
B |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by taylor89(m): 4:55pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
I never eat abeg |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by NLbully(m): 4:55pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
B Only a illiteracy won't knew it ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by chukxie(m): 4:57pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
D 6 Likes |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by Afolearning(m): 5:02pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
May be we should answer this question with convincing and more plausible explanations, thanks. |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by Nobody: 5:09pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
B PS:*quiz |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by matrix199(m): 5:18pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
D.... The poor(plural noun) know(plural verb) that the best(singular noun) is(singular primary verb) yet to come 15 Likes |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by mercytripletz: 5:35pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
D Not worth it. Not difficult 2 Likes |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by Fmartin(m): 7:36pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
(plural subject) - The poor 'know' that the best 'is' yet to come. ![]() (singular subject) - The poor man 'knows' that the best 'is' yet to come. 6 Likes |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by sulmeza(m): 9:20pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
modified: the answer's actually D...my bad |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by matrix199(m): 9:45pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
sulmeza: I don't know what's wrong with you kids on nairaland. Doesn't it occur to you we have people on this platform who have children old enough to be your classmate? Must you take to diss people you have no idea who they are? It doesn't tell well of your upbringing. That said, "The poor" is a plural noun, just as "people" is. "The poor man" is a singular noun phrase. The former is a plural noun(The poor, The people, The police, etc), while the latter is a singular noun(the word poor is acting as an adjective) Don't be too hasty to prove the right wrong. |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by sulmeza(m): 9:50pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
matrix199:I stand to be corrected ofcuz....no pun intended |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by esthy86(f): 10:23pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
B |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by giftedheart1(m): 11:22pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
NLbully:y did u expose yourself? 2 Likes |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by babyfaceafrica: 11:41pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
And so? |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by chukxie(m): 11:48pm On Mar 26, 2018 |
giftedheart1: Hahaha! See KO! You bad ooo! |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by jonero4(m): 12:36am On Mar 27, 2018 |
matrix199:d money u spent in school was fruitful keep it up 1 Like |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by hardbody: 3:22am On Mar 27, 2018 |
mercytripletz: Very elementary 1 Like |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by 6660M0666: 3:55am On Mar 27, 2018 |
In English,there is a topic called CONCORD - agreement between the subject and the verb. Under Concord,there are three subdivisions; -The Grammatical Concord. -The Proximity Concord; and where we're headed.. -The Notional Concord. The Notional Concord deals copiously with IMPLIED meanings, especially of collective Nouns. 'The poor' in that sentence can be implied to mean a collection of people who have one thing in common -Poverty- but are considered as autonomous entities, thus attracting a plural connotation. In that case 'The poor know' would be the appropriate answer,making D a reasonably plausible answer. However, 'The poor' can also denote a coalition of poor people who have jettisoned their individualities and embraced their ONENESS, thus attracting a SINGULAR Verb as a result of the Singular undertone . In that case, 'The poor knows' becomes infinitely more plausible thereby making B the required amswer.. Just like we say 'APC *IS* a party of crooks', we can also say 'The poor knows that the best is yet to come' and still be making a perfectly correct sentence In summary, Both B and D are correct depending on the notion implied by the speaker/writer. It should also be borne in mind that the rigidities of the Written English prefer D to B while the flexibility of the Colloquial English allows for B. But, ultimately, they're both correct. 2 Likes |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by partnerbiz4: 5:46am On Mar 27, 2018 |
Afolearning: None of the options here is correct. All are wrong. The correct option should be know/HAVE |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by partnerbiz4: 5:48am On Mar 27, 2018 |
^^^^^ Fmartin Matrix199 6660m0666 |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by Afolearning(m): 6:27am On Mar 27, 2018 |
All the contributions here have been worthy of note and interesting. However, the one that caught my attention most is the elaborate and deep intellectual dissection done by 666omo666. I must commend your grammatical sagacity. Having said this, you stated in your expose that depending on the formality or informality, PLURAL OR SINGULAR VERBS CAN BE USED WITH THE ADJECTIVE 'POOR'IF IT IS USED AS A NOUN AND MADE TO FUNCTION AS THE SUBJECT IN A SENTENCE. I will humbly state here that I haven't seen such an expression before. Examples or words like poor, old, incapacitated, blind, young, ETC when preceded by the definite article, must agree with a plural verb. That's the standing rule whether in a formal or informal context. Check UNIVERSITY GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH BY Quirk and Greenbuam for more explanation and clarification, thanks. To end this, the most suitable answer is D, PLURAL VERB MUST COLLOCATE WITH 'THE POOR',WHILE SINGULAR VERB COLLOCATES WITH 'THE BEST'. |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by MegaStarr(m): 7:00am On Mar 27, 2018 |
partnerbiz4:Biko, maka why? |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by partnerbiz4: 7:36am On Mar 27, 2018 |
MegaStarr: Check "yet" in oxford Dico. Again, it is: I HAVE yet to see him. Not : I AM yet to see him. It can be rearranged thus: I HAVEN'T seen him yet. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by Fmartin(m): 7:51am On Mar 27, 2018 |
matrix199:dont waste your time argureing with 'illitrate intelligent' folks ![]() |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by Mirriamvic(f): 9:59am On Mar 27, 2018 |
Even my 4 years old son knows that the answer is D |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by Mirriamvic(f): 10:03am On Mar 27, 2018 |
The poor means all the poor plural ( know)
poor man singular (knows) |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by Mirriamvic(f): 10:06am On Mar 27, 2018 |
partnerbiz4:Jesus for reallllllll ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by femi4: 11:02am On Mar 27, 2018 |
matrix199:Iwe! You be English teacher |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by sulmeza(m): 11:51am On Mar 27, 2018 |
Fmartin:indeed...kindly edit as appropriate. Sorta reeks of irony, if u know what I mean...peace 1 Like |
Re: This Grammar Quiz Will Make You Sweat by DAVE1010(m): 1:39pm On Mar 27, 2018 |
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