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t.javanshir
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Grammaticality
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Hi there,
Among His proofs are the creation of the heavens and the earth.
Should it be is? |
5 Mar 2013
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Jayho
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Are is correct but in quite similar religious sentences is is used - I can �t explain why |
5 Mar 2013
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yanogator
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I disagree with Jayho (which is a rare occurrence). Since the subject of the sentence is "creation", it should be "is". It is clearer if you change the order to "The creation of the heavens and the earth is among his proofs. Bruce |
5 Mar 2013
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Jayho
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Aaaw thanks Bruce, but your grammatical knowledge far exceeds mine so I accept your explanation.
I often find the religious texts a bit confusing grammatically wise |
5 Mar 2013
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florimago
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Jayhoo, you sound extremely funny to me but I �m with Bruce, it should be "is" Flori |
5 Mar 2013
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Jayho
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Aaaw thanks Flori
I have my moments - funny and otherwise.
And I love how you call me Jayhoo
Cheers
Jaywoohoo |
5 Mar 2013
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yanogator
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Since the verb is surrounded by plurals, the sentence can be confusing. Bruce |
5 Mar 2013
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maynousha
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semantically speaking proofs is consider as one group so it is better to use is rather are |
5 Mar 2013
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florimago
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oh, come on, Jayho, put an extra o in your life  . lots of positive things "have an extra o " (good , food, cook,cool, mood ...) |
5 Mar 2013
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Messdjef
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I agree with Bruce �s explanation.
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5 Mar 2013
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edrodmedina
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His proofs is??? Doesn �t quite sound correct. Ed |
5 Mar 2013
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