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You Asked Me This Question / Speech by Barack Obama
« on: April 06, 2012, 10:55:51 PM »
Hello,
I am currently analyzing Barack Obama's speech at a " Concert for Hope " on September 11, 2011 (dealing with the 10th anniversary of the terrorists' attack on 9/11 2001).
[This is the link to the whole speech:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/11/remarks-president-concert-hope ]
But two passages seem odd to me:
"The sacrifices of these men and women, and of our military families, reminds us that the wages of war are great; "
"These past 10 years underscores the bonds between all Americans. "
My problem is the usage of singualr and plural in this quotations. In the first one Obama uses a plural noun (sacrifices), but a singular verb form (reminds). It's the same in the second passage (years-underscores). I just can't find any explanation for this on my own.
Is this grammatically correct? Or is it any special form? Why does he put it this way?
Thanks in advance for your explanation!
I am currently analyzing Barack Obama's speech at a " Concert for Hope " on September 11, 2011 (dealing with the 10th anniversary of the terrorists' attack on 9/11 2001).
[This is the link to the whole speech:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/11/remarks-president-concert-hope ]
But two passages seem odd to me:
"The sacrifices of these men and women, and of our military families, reminds us that the wages of war are great; "
"These past 10 years underscores the bonds between all Americans. "
My problem is the usage of singualr and plural in this quotations. In the first one Obama uses a plural noun (sacrifices), but a singular verb form (reminds). It's the same in the second passage (years-underscores). I just can't find any explanation for this on my own.
Is this grammatically correct? Or is it any special form? Why does he put it this way?
Thanks in advance for your explanation!