Posted by rfvv on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 7:35pm.
Posted by rfvv on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 2:04am.
1. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, which amounted to a bowl.
2. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, and it amounted to a bowl.
3. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, and they amounted to a bowl.
(Can ',which' be 'and it' or 'and they'?)
English - Writeacher, Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 3:06am
1 and 2 are fine and, yes, they mean about the same thing. 3 is not correct.
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Thank you for your help.
1. 256 spoons of rice amounts to a bowl.
2. 256 spoons of rice amount to a bowl.
(Do we have to use a singular verb as in #1? Then, Sentence 2 is wrong, right?)
3. A glass of water is 1,000 won.
4. Two glasses of water is 2,000 won.
(Do we have to use the singular verb in #3 and #4?)
English - Writeacher, Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 7:53pm
#2 is correct; #1 is not.
#3 is correct; #4 is not. How will you correct #4?
English - rfvv, Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 8:44pm
Posted by rfvv on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 7:35pm.
Posted by rfvv on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 2:04am.
1. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, which amounted to a bowl.
2. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, and it amounted to a bowl.
3. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, and they amounted to a bowl.
(Can ',which' be 'and it' or 'and they'?)
English - Writeacher, Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 3:06am
1 and 2 are fine and, yes, they mean about the same thing. 3 is not correct.
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Thank you for your help.
1. 256 spoons of rice amounts to a bowl.
2. 256 spoons of rice amount to a bowl.
(Do we have to use a singular verb as in #1? Then, Sentence 2 is wrong, right?)
3. A glass of water is 1,000 won.
4. Two glasses of water is 2,000 won.
(Do we have to use the singular verb in #3 and #4?)
English - Writeacher, Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 7:53pm
#2 is correct; #1 is not.
#3 is correct; #4 is not. How will you correct #4?
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Thank you.
1. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, which amounted to a bowl.
2. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, and it amounted to a bowl.
3. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, and they amounted to a bowl.
(Can ',which' be 'and it' or 'and they'?)
1-1. 256 spoons of rice amounts to a bowl. (#2)
2-1. 256 spoons of rice amount to a bowl. (#3)
(Do we have to use a singular verb as in #1? Then, Sentence 2 is wrong, right?)
{There needs to be choerence between two kinds of qeestions. '256 spoons of rice' should be treated as 'singular' or 'plural'?}
English - Writeacher, Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 8:52pm
1. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, which amounted to a bowl. correct
2. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, and it amounted to a bowl. correct
3. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, and they amounted to a bowl. incorrect
(Can ',which' be 'and it' or 'and they'?) Actually, it depends on what "it" and "they" are referring to. Would you clarify that for me?
1-1. 256 spoons of rice amounts to a bowl. (#2) incorrect; "spoons" is plural, so the verb needs to be "amount"
2-1. 256 spoons of rice amount to a bowl. (#3) correct
{There needs to be choerence between two kinds of qeestions. '256 spoons of rice' should be treated as 'singular' or 'plural'?} I take it as plural -- "spoons" -- right?
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Thank you for your help.
I have questions.
1. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, which amounted to a bowl. correct
(You said 'correct.' In this sentence 'which' refers to '256 spoons of rice.' This one should be regarded as a singular subject. Right? Would you compare the last sentence?)
2. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, and it amounted to a bowl. correct
3. The eighth square on the second row needed 256 spoons of rice, and they amounted to a bowl. incorrect
1-1. 256 spoons of rice amounts to a bowl. (#2) incorrect; "spoons" is plural, so the verb needs to be "amount"
2-1. 256 spoons of rice amount to a bowl. (#3) correct
(You said 'correct.' In this sentence, the subject is '256 spoons of rice, which was regarded as a plural subject. Right?
This repetition is very confusing. Would you please post only the specific questions you have right now? Please post in the Post a New Question form.
Yes, that's correct. In sentence 1, "which" refers to "256 spoons of rice," which is treated as a singular subject. In this case, the verb "amounted" is used.
In sentence 2, "it" refers to "256 spoons of rice," which is also treated as a singular subject. So the verb "amounted" is used here as well.
In sentence 3, "they" refers to "256 spoons of rice," which is treated as a plural subject. Therefore, the verb should be "amount" instead of "amounts."
For sentences 1-1 and 2-1, the subject is "256 spoons of rice," which is plural. So in sentence 2-1, "amount" is used as the correct verb form.