We need a FFXII forum...real soon! - Page 5

Doomgaze · 08-03-2003, 07:41 PM

5. Do not be misled by a phrase that comes between the subject and the verb. The verb agrees with the subject, not with a noun or pronoun in the phrase.

It isn't any different in Britain; you're just incorrect.

Long live the EGG!

Citizen Bleys · 08-04-2003, 12:13 AM

Doom, marry me.

Kawaii Ryûkishi · 08-04-2003, 07:00 AM

The word group, as well as all collective terms, may be used to indicate either a collective itself as a whole, or all the members of the collective individually. Thus, depending on the intent in meaning of the person who uses the word, a verb suited either a singular noun or a plural noun may be used.

But, yeah, Britain really has nothing to do with it.

crono_logical · 08-04-2003, 01:32 PM

I'm not a grammar freak, so don't expect my way of speaking to change

Raistlin · 08-05-2003, 03:20 AM

I actually think it might be "a group of teenagers save."

"A group of teenagers saves" just doesn't sound right.

Doomgaze · 08-05-2003, 05:28 AM

It doesn't matter if it SOUNDS right or not. "A group of teenagers saves" is correct, quit your whining. Unless you are talking about something they all do individually, rather than as a group, you use the singular version of the verb.

Yamaneko · 07:17 AM

Originally posted by Citizen Kane
Sod off and stop being so picky or I'll cut your knackers off with a chainsaw.

I think this applies once again.

ZeZipster · 08-05-2003, 08:05 PM

Originally posted by Yamaneko
Final Fantasy XII ~ We were running out of money because of The Spirits Within blunder, so we decided to make another piece of software that makes us millions of dollars. A group of teenagers saves the world using magic and 40+ hours of gameplay, or something along those lines.

Hee-hee. It's funny 'cause it's true.

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Doomgaze Banned	#33 Subject-Verb Agreement 5. Do not be misled by a phrase that comes between the subject and the verb. The verb agrees with the subject, not with a noun or pronoun in the phrase. It isn't any different in Britain; you're just incorrect. Long live the EGG!
08-03-2003, 07:41 PM

Citizen Bleys Ukrainophile Location: Chateau d'Oraguille	#34 (permalink) Doom, marry me.
08-04-2003, 12:13 AM

Kawaii Ryûkishi Administrator Carcharo Don Megalo Don Location: Challenger Deep	#35 (permalink) The word group, as well as all collective terms, may be used to indicate either a collective itself as a whole, or all the members of the collective individually. Thus, depending on the intent in meaning of the person who uses the word, a verb suited either a singular noun or a plural noun may be used. But, yeah, Britain really has nothing to do with it.
08-04-2003, 07:00 AM

crono_logical Administrator Hypnotising you Location: Back in Time	#36 (permalink) I'm not a grammar freak, so don't expect my way of speaking to change
08-04-2003, 01:32 PM

Raistlin Former Staff Campaign Manager Location: Spying on Unne and BUO	#37 (permalink) I actually think it might be "a group of teenagers save." "A group of teenagers saves" just doesn't sound right.
08-05-2003, 03:20 AM

Doomgaze Banned	#38 (permalink) It doesn't matter if it SOUNDS right or not. "A group of teenagers saves" is correct, quit your whining. Unless you are talking about something they all do individually, rather than as a group, you use the singular version of the verb.
08-05-2003, 05:28 AM

Yamaneko ..a Russian mountain cat. Location: Los Angeles, CA	#39 (permalink) Originally posted by Citizen Kane Sod off and stop being so picky or I'll cut your knackers off with a chainsaw. I think this applies once again. Last edited by Yamaneko; 08-05-2003 at 07:17 AM.
08-05-2003, 07:09 AM

ZeZipster Location: act or process of locating (lo-kashon)	#40 (permalink) Originally posted by Yamaneko Final Fantasy XII ~ We were running out of money because of The Spirits Within blunder, so we decided to make another piece of software that makes us millions of dollars. A group of teenagers saves the world using magic and 40+ hours of gameplay, or something along those lines. Hee-hee. It's funny 'cause it's true.
08-05-2003, 08:05 PM