27 мая 2011 г. · It acts only like plural because, unlike each 1 and none 2 , "both" refers to all of the elements and not to one of them.

9 июн. 2023 г. · Yes, that is grammatically correct. It doesn't matter whether either or both things are singular, plural or even uncountable.

24 янв. 2013 г. · Both the first and the last carriage are quiet carriages. This feels more apt, since each of the carriages being mentioned are singular.

26 нояб. 2017 г. · It is more grammatically correct to say: "Both my brother and I are male." A good way to catch this common error is to break apart the compound subject.

14 февр. 2011 г. · The simple answer is that problems is correct in both of the sentences given above. The related problem that you alluded to is the fact that the singular verb ...

18 мая 2017 г. · If you are using "mean and variance" as a single item, then you wouldn't use the word "both," which indicates that they are plural. If you ...

7 дек. 2020 г. · 'Both' doesn't mandate plural coordinated NPs (He saw both the boy and the girl) and acceptability with deletions is tricky. A duplicate I ...

24 авг. 2020 г. · Yes, this involves some level of deletion, and a simplistic answer may be flawed. However, I'd model on Set the brightness level of both the red ...

29 янв. 2013 г. · If you have an "and", even if both pieces are singular, you use a plural verb (except in certain exceptional circumstances): "The floor plan and ...

23 июл. 2017 г. · The formal subject of "to be" dictates the grammatical number, and the "and" conjunction is always plural.