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sejpdw
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 Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:37 am Post subject: All |
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In the following sentence, Which is right, IS or ARE?
If both is possible, is there any difference between them in meaning?
" All the knowledge, skill, art, and science that we use and respect up to Einstein's formulas about the stars IS/ARE a mere repetition and extension of the first act of learning." |
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2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:54 am Post subject: |
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Your first sentence has correct question grammar. 
Do not capitalize which, as it is not starting a new sentence. And it is better to put "is" and "are" in quotation marks instead of capitalizing them.
"is" is correct.
"All the knowledge, skill, art, and science....stars", is one thing.
But, "All my brothers are here now." is correct.
In your second sentence, you should say "If both are possible, is there.......". Otherwise, your question grammar is correct. |
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lotus
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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Hi sejpdw,
A different way of saying it might be:
All the skills, art, and science that we knew up to the time of Einstein's theory on the universe were trivial and repetitious. Collectively, they represent only the first act in the journey of knowledge.
--lotus
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2006
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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I would say:
"...was trivial..."
"...it represents..." |
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