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Essays by Joe Carillo / Re: The subject-verb agreement rule isn’t really a fail-safe prescription
« on: July 06, 2010, 10:25:10 PM »
My friend and I were just discussing this, and we remembered an old rule from English class. However, we're not sure if we remember it correctly.
I think it was called the proximity principle. It basically stated that for linking verbs linking two nouns, the verb should follow the subject unless the second noun is closer.
This means that the ff sentences are correct:
All photos are property of WB.
All photos contained herein is property of WB.
Could you please let us know if there is such a rule? We found some pages that agree online but others disagree. Some say it only applies for informal or verbal communication and not for formal or written communication. :-)
I think it was called the proximity principle. It basically stated that for linking verbs linking two nouns, the verb should follow the subject unless the second noun is closer.
This means that the ff sentences are correct:
All photos are property of WB.
All photos contained herein is property of WB.
Could you please let us know if there is such a rule? We found some pages that agree online but others disagree. Some say it only applies for informal or verbal communication and not for formal or written communication. :-)