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 #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 17:19 pm 'Is' or 'Are'? |
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Are any of you fond of it?
i think this is correct answer |
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 17:38 pm 'Is' or 'Are'? |
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Is any of you think that "are any of you" is incorrect? :)
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 17:42 pm 'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?' |
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Oh, then which one is correct after all?
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 17:44 pm 'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?' |
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I am confused too :? for Google search says people use both.
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| #6 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 17:49 pm 'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?' |
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Well, I myself think both are correct, and which one to be chosen depends on what we imply when raising that question. If we expect there are more than one person to be fond of it, then we use 'are any of you', and vice versa.
What do you think?
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| #7 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 18:00 pm 'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?' |
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No, I don't think, it is dictionary which thinks --
One or some or every or all without specification
Now -- what natives think? :)
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| #8 (permalink) Sun Mar 01, 2009 19:33 pm 'Is any of you fond of it?' vs 'Are any of you fond of it?' |
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Hi,
It's possible to say: Is any one of you? But 'any' on its own in that question imples plural and so we need to say: Are any of you?
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