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PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
Autor: | Marcio Osorio |
E-mail: | rec165701@yahoo.com.br |
Data: | 30/MAI/2006 8:30 PM |
Assunto: | Com -S ou sem -S? |
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<<EX: Half of children falls OR Half of children fall..
Most college guys dates girls. OR Most of college guys date girls.>> Under severe winter conditions, half of the [physically disabled] children have fallen on the slippery, icy sidewalks of the Canadian small town of Dawson. (plural) "Most [of the] college guys date..." (plural) At bartleby you'll notice half + of + plural noun structures often take plural verbs. So do most + of + plural noun structures. |