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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: A Grammar Question #152727 12/30/2005 4:48 PM Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1 Daedalus stranger Daedalus stranger Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1 The word "Tigers" used in the sentence is a count noun and implies more than one. Therefore "are" is correct. If you use Big Red it is a non-count noun and needs therefore to use "is". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted A Grammar Question HoopyFrood 12/27/2005 8:00 AM Re: A Grammar Question Faldage 12/27/2005 11:01 AM Re: A Grammar Question HoopyFrood 12/27/2005 11:22 AM Re: A Grammar Question Buffalo Shrdlu 12/27/2005 1:13 PM Re: A Grammar Question of troy 12/27/2005 1:52 PM Re: A Glamo(u)r Question zmjezhd 12/27/2005 5:17 PM Re: A Glamo(u)r Question wsieber 12/27/2005 6:12 PM Re: A Grammar Question HoopyFrood 12/28/2005 1:00 AM Re: A Grammar Question inselpeter 12/28/2005 11:12 AM Re: A Grammar Question Faldage 12/28/2005 11:23 AM Re: A Grammar Question inselpeter 12/28/2005 1:41 PM Re: A Grammar Question maygodbwidu 12/28/2005 4:19 PM Re: A Grammar Question Faldage 12/29/2005 12:18 AM For Kits consuelo 12/29/2005 1:00 AM Re: For Kits inselpeter 12/29/2005 12:10 PM Re: For Kits tsuwm 12/29/2005 3:26 PM Nevermind Safire inselpeter 12/29/2005 3:59 PM Re: generic singular they zmjezhd 12/29/2005 5:39 PM Re: generic singular they inselpeter 12/29/2005 6:19 PM Re: generic singular they zmjezhd 12/30/2005 3:11 AM Re: generic singular they sjmaxq 12/30/2005 3:43 AM Re: generic singular they maygodbwidu 12/30/2005 5:28 PM Re: A Grammar Question Father Steve 12/27/2005 1:45 PM Re: A Grammar Question Daedalus 12/30/2005 4:48 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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