G***G
发帖数: 16778 | 1 hi, given the following phrase
a piece of cake,
a number of people
a group of people
which word modifys wich word?
piece modifying cake, or, cake modifying piece? |
n*******e
发帖数: 594 | 2 piece modifies cake.
i like cake. yummers. |
G***G
发帖数: 16778 | 3 which one is correct?
1) A flock of sheep is very noisy.
2) A flock of sheep are very noisy.
1) A team of horses was pulling the old carriage.
2) A team of horses were pulling the old carriage.
which one is the core subject, flock or sheep, team or horses?
【在 n*******e 的大作中提到】
: piece modifies cake.
: i like cake. yummers.
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n*******e
发帖数: 594 | 4 sheeps)
horse or horses) |
G***G
发帖数: 16778 | 5
【在 n*******e 的大作中提到】
: sheeps)
: horse or horses)
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G***G
发帖数: 16778 | 6 right.
flock and team are the core subject.
sheep and horses are not the core subject.
but why can't we say sheep and horses are modifying flock and team?
【在 n*******e 的大作中提到】
: sheeps)
: horse or horses)
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