Confusing English Grammar: “IS” or “ARE”?

[@engvidRebecca]

I've just published a sequel to this video! Learn when to use "THERE IS" and "THERE ARE": kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6GZhIygbtxoo9E

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[@HanaDanso]

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[@Ioveyou5467]

Simple explanation no worries. Are: It can be used for more than one element Is : It can be used for an element

[@melesemekonnen-p4f]

I really give the due recognition for the lesson above that it sometimes confuses English as a Foreign Language Learners. so it very important.

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Thanks, Rebecca. I use a lot of your videos for the ESL class I teach. They're very clear, and it's also nice to see all the info you've written on a white board. That saves me from doing it too! 😊

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Your lesson is easy understand because you speak slowly. Thank you so much. Its really help me recall my memory something I used to studied.

[@Dyan92]

True.

[@ralphotero8532]

Rebecca, this lesson would have been the perfect lesson to discuss a grammatical error that is displayed at the check-out counter of many supermarkets where a sign is posted that reads "This aisle is for ten items or less." Here the difference between items that can be counted (such as bottles of water or containers of milk) and those that cannot be counted or cannot be easily counted (such as sugar, rice, and salt) dictates whether the words "fewer" or "less" should be used in these situations.

[@gogadev]

Common Ralph, no one is this A- null

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[@NishyVasquez]

I used to teach English at a community college. Unfortunately after a bad battle with Covid, my cognitive skills and memory are both less than average. Somehow I managed to get all the answers right, but i could not explain why they are right. The breakdown in this gave me a nice refresher.

[@DavidUpenjmungu]

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[@tatianatolmacheva6015]

I "understand" - NOT I "am understanding". This verb isn't used in Continuous tenses.

[@MyfriendzTv]

❤ I remember I used your illustration even though they seemed irrelevant to over qualified student's. But they learnt never to judge a book by its cover, they are in the Hospitality Management fields, and are set for the Forbes, travel awards. Seeing you today reminded me of your perfectionist image. Ps. they didn’t get to see you I took your example ‘s forward.

[@brianvanderspuy4514]

When I first learned English in primary school, many, many moons ago, we learned that things like teams are grammatically singular, so in a cricket match, the commentator will say something like "Australia is in trouble now", even though the team of course consists of many individuals. And indeed, that is just what they did - until perhaps ten years or so ago, when suddenly, one day, all sports commentators apparently collectively decided that teams are plural. And so now I constantly hear them saying things like "Australia are in trouble." As much as it pleases me to hear of the Aussie team's woes, it grates on me every time I hear that kind of thing. After a lifetime of battling it out with English grammar, and still constantly stumbling over its many pitfalls, it now turns out that even native English speakers cannot decide what the correct usage of their own language is. I give up. I shall henceforth wave around my accented, barbarian English with pride. :-)

[@Lekgetho-jo9ix]

How about news? I learnt that the correct way to say is news is. But some people say news are😅

[@Johan-fv7ch]

Ages ago, I was taught that collective nouns take singular when one refers to the unit: The team is winning. And plural when referring to all the individuals within the unit: The team are joining their families during the festive season.

[@Michail-z7p]

AS A PROFESSOR IN TESOL/ESL ENGLISH I WOULD LIKE TO SAY YOU ARE AN EXCELLENT TEACHER. KEEP THE GOOD WORK!

[@lanleeng9303]

Professor, "keep the good work" or "keep up the good work"?

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Thank you teacher Rebecca, you’ve really helped me to improve in my speaking, reading, writing and listening skills.

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My name is arun from india,my mother tongue is tamil, i know tamil language only, but your way of teaching made it easy for me to understand, thank you mam...🙏🙏🙏

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Such a competent teacher, thank you very much Rebecca.

[@cutejustin]

Somebody help me. I really need your help. Here are two questions for one answer that is "My favorite Korean actor is Song JUNG GI". 1. Please tell me "who your favorite Korean actor is". 2. Please tell me "who is your favorite Korean actor". First question's subject is "your favorite Korean actor". Second question's subject is "who". Then, are both of them correct? If not, could you tell me why? I'm serious about this problem in a Korea final exam.

[@soonersciencenerd383]

turn the question into a statement: "my favorite Korean actor IS ". both are correct. just add the name (of your favorite korean actor).

[@penggunagoogle1823]

Who is not a question here, but conjunction. So the first one is correct.

[@shaunhw]

Native English speakers almost always get this right, but many of us don't really know why that is. I did know it was singular/plural related but this was most illuminating. Thank you.

[@helenamcginty4920]

I beg to differ. Many. Including most Americans, dont get the non obvious ones wrong. No one. Everyone. None etc. most speakers use the plural. Our mother taught us the rule about 'one'. Less and fewer is another one. Very few people use 'few', 'fewer' and then, of course, there is 'of' instead of 've' as in should've. Contraction of should have.

[@IntraScalpMaster97]

I've been finding a video which clear my confusion while using 'is' & 'are' but thank to you for cleared it.

[@dodo-susastela1485]

i am a filipino and had been taught that the word "some" per se refers to or means 'more than one' or 'several'. hence, 'are'. except in the case of 'someone' or 'somebody' which are definitely singular (because body and one are both singular.

[@onisuryaman408]

The word "some" can be confusing too, sometimes. I spill some milk on the table. In this case, "some" means "a little" I speak to some people at the park. In this case, "some" means "several"

[@dodo-susastela1485]

as a filipino (thus not a native english speaker), i do hope somebody would shed light on what it really should be.

[@laoai3932]

According to this video: - Somebody, someone: automatically goes with “is” - Some (of the) + Noun: - Singular Noun: is - Plural Noun: are Ex: - Someone is there, the way still remains their footsteps - Some of the children are playing soccer on the street - Some money is being lent to my friend Hope it helpful with you man 😊

[@Zojaam-21]

Some with Uncountable Noun = use singular Some of the equipment “is” Some with countable noun = use plural Some of the tools “are” See the difference?

[@japhethamollo2884]

Some of the equipment are heavy. Reason being, some means a portion and equipment is in its plurality since we don't have equipments in English

[@gurleegrajo784]

“Some of the equipment are heavy." This is because "equipment" in this context is considered a collective noun and should be treated as plural when referring to multiple pieces of equipment. Therefore, the correct sentence is:"Some of the equipment are heavy."

[@rt329]

As said by Rebecca, equipment is known as an uncountable noun (I googled it and there are many!) which is always singular, and therefore we would use “is.” I’m familiar with abstract nouns such as love, freedom and fear, but I learned something new today about uncountable nouns :)

[@markkofiankomah4186]

'Some of the equipment are heavy'. This is because 'some of the equipment' refers to a number of equipment. So they are heavy. The plural for equipment is equipment, and you can not say 'some of them' when you are speaking of one piece of equipment. In that case, you should say,' A portion of the/this/that equipment is heavy' The entire lesson actually helped me. Thank you

[@rizkytaufik792]

Thank you for this great lesson! I finally got it on the "... of the uncountable/countable nouns" :)

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[@amirkhuram9366]

Thanks alot, you are my first teacher ,i have learned more from your lessons.

[@kavehkushi3661]

Our best teacher, please make a lesson on the differences between: It is vs This is. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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[@gordonwu4706]

Thank you, Rebecca. Your lessons helped me a lot to understand English. I've got a question which has confused me for years. Let's say for example "Dogs are not allowed to enter into a restaurant." Should we say "No dogs is allowed", "No dogs are allowed", or "No dog is allowed"? Thank you for your help in advance.

[@siciliaj]

Thank you so much! This topic had been very hard for me and I made lots of mistakes. Your explanation is really helpful.

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[@henrytan5707]

I first learnt English when I was a teenager, I found this language very fun to learn and it was very easy to master as well. After around forty days, I almost completely understood English grammar inside out. It sounds like joking, but I know English grammar better than my own native language 😅

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Pleas help how I can start learn english

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@@abdullahalsada4975 From the sentence you wrote, you are already good in English grammar 👍 You need to read more novels to learn the usage part of the language. But a little correction, '.. how I can start learning English.'

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No master my dear friend

[@renostubbs8504]

The topic choice is super helpful,thank you Ms.Rebecca. I have learned a great deal of proper grammar usage from your channel,and I truly appreciate your time and expertise. Can you address the difference between the words principal and principle? And each other and one another please. Thank you in advance.

[@nono7105]

Hey there. I'm not a language teacher but English is my first language so I thought I'd take a crack at answering your questions. The difference between principle and principal is that the first is a guiding rule, or ethic, whereas the second is a title. For example, you could say something like 'I always check my blind spot when changing lanes, even when I know there's no traffic. It's the principle of the thing'. A principal is usually used to refer to a school headmaster. However, you can also use it to mean primary, or most important. Such as 'the principal investors of this project are very concerned about its progress'. As for 'each other' versus 'one another', there is very little difference. They mean the same thing. Typically, however, you'd say 'each other' in less formal settings, and when specifically talking about two things. You could say, for example, 'the gunfighters drew in a flash and shot each other dead'. 'One another' is slightly more formal (a bit more stuffy), and can be used when talking about more general topics. For example: 'Reciprocation is very important in society; the way we treat one another determines the type of community we build'. Hope that helps.

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[@rajeshr436]

Extremely useful. Thanks a lot. I was never clear about the correct usage, although I used to get them correct by chance. You are such a great teacher!!! Thank you so much 😊

[@paulchandychazhoorchandy6074]

Amazing class on this particular area "is and are . Thank you teacher, Rebecca may the spirit of Heaven continue to empower you well . Thank you .

[@durjodhanacharyya4731]

Some of the equipment... ..are.....heavy. In my opinion are should be used because someone is singular but 'some 'is plural.

[@Qwerty_12326]

it shlould be is bcz colletively equipment treating all the tools in singular meaning

[@Kakabaifono]

Some of the equipment is heavy,this is the correct sentence simply because, the Law of subject-verb agreement states that:Whenever the subject is singular, must follow a singular verb.Some of the equipment, is in the singular form.

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[@imtiazahmadacca]

Nice, English being my 4th or 5th language, not sure if I should be saying this but I thought I'd mention since I hear a lot of people even the native speakers making these mistakes. People often say "There's a lot of things that I need to do, there's more things to be dealt with" where I believe it should be "There are a lot... and there are more things......" I hope I have explained it clearly. Thank you.

[@authentic26]

Very important lesson. I still find myself making some of the mistakes highlighted here.. thanks for bringing this up..

[@kavehkushi3661]

Please make a lesson on the differences between: It is vs This is. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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[@ailleananaithnid2566]

Even journalists get these wrong, especially prepositional phrases (that begin with the word “of” for example.) i was watching a video in which the speaker (a nationally known journalist) said something to the effect, “This group of doctors are highly qualified.” I began keeping score, and even journalists more often get these WRONG. I was watching a series called People Magazine Investigates. Every one of their senior writers - and senior editors - got these wrong. It annoyed me to the point of distraction. If the pros - literal wordsmiths - can’t handle simple grammatical rules, how can the rest of us? To me it is just sloppy that professionals don’t even bother. And this is just ONE example.

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[@xiaodingzeng8181]

Some of the equipments are heavy. Some equipment is heavy.

[@Christy_Matcha]

Never...you got it wrong

[@vsn2024]

Equipment consists of the things you need for a particular activity. Equipment is an uncountable noun. Don't talk about 'equipments' or 'an equipment'. You can refer to a single item as a “piece of equipment.”

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[@frankwarren9061]

A certified English book which carries International recognition clearly states that words like : Mathematics Politics. etc. ] These could be either Singular or Plural If a positive concept being attached (sing) Negative concept (plur). Eg. Mathematics is my favorite subject. In contrast - The Mathematics exam were very hard. .Madam please n̈ote am not competing I have seen as a perfect and erudite lady of whom I held in high esteem. Your are my favorite English teacher.

[@DenEz_TV]

A very good lesson! Thank you!

[@raghuveermaduvinakody379]

Your answer to question no. 2 is wrong. Some of the equipment ARE heavy. 'Equipment' is singular as well as plural. In this sentence, it is 'some' out of several equipment makes it plural. It is just like 'Some of you, please come forward'. At the same time, if the object is not a number but a quantity that cannot be counted, but measured, it should be 'IS'. Eg., some (portion) of the oil 'IS' spilt.

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[@kossiviaglee2997]

Thanks for this really useful video. Please, I'd like to ask you a question about another confusing verb: TO SHIP. What i often hear people say is for example: "The package has shipped yesterday." Please, tell me if I'm wrong but i think that it should be: "The package was shipped yesterday". Just because the verb "to ship" is an active verb and here the subject doing the action cannot be the package. Hopefully you will take a little bit of your time to help us on this matter. Thanks again!

[@coyotech55]

You're right, it should be "was", but native speakers will sometimes switch those things around and make grammar mistakes.

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This is great. I’m amazed how many people don’t know this.

[@jimsarcagoscos2865]

Some of the equipment is heavy! Some means not only one. I guess it will be are heavy.

[@JudithApio-f3m]

Uncountable noun uses is

[@ChukwumaVictor-ni9ni]

equipments then is are but equipment it should be is

[@jeffeloso]

Being a native English speaker, I tended to think if the subject was touchable rather than countable which seems to work but only in some cases. For example you can't physically touch mathematics. Thinking is clearly untouchable and uncountable, while ' thoughts' are still untouchable but definitely countable. So thank you for that for this rigorous approach of countability.

[@ramilmkv2264]

Thank you! It was simple for me and i don't really think about this "rule".

[@duke6841]

Police, team, audience, committee, jury, board etc. are used with both singular and plural in singular form

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[@joseedwincerbolles9974]

No. 2 the answer should be are. Some of the equipments means more than one equipment.There are many equipments .Some means more than one and it should be plural.Some are heavy and some are light.

[@edelynfernandez1966]

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[@debjanineogy2222]

'Some 'will be followed by equipments and so the blank will be filled in by 'are'. I hope I am right.

[@hakunamatata2837]

There is no word like "equipments" in English.

[@sirajkhoso8564]

Rebecca, all my answers were correct 💯

[@mathewlopes5657]

'Some of the equipment is heavy' seems to be wrong. Instead ' some of the equipments are heavy' l think is correct.

[@angelajudith1842]

The noun equipment does not have a plural form. It is used in the singular only, with a singular verb, and there is no word "equipments."

[@theoldone3485]

Not in the slightest

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[@muhammadwaqas9787]

Police is uncountable but uses "are"

[@mjshaheed]

Great information. The word police is an exception in English

[@DenEz_TV]

I've just seen it on KZbin today and was surprised by: the police Are...

[@sds14825]

So police are uncountable?

[@betesantos8062]

Thank you for your lesson!!

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Police is unaccountable 😂

[@TwiringirePaul]

Thank you teach Rebecca God bless you

[@aryachow]

Why cargo is transported by ship and shipment is transported by cars 😂

[@Salukuwankhar]

Good question but u should ask the official

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Hahaha, that's a killer one

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There is so much common sense in this that I cannot understand that anyone can get confused!!

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[@MagangaAbdallah]

Is remains helping verb in singular forms while Are considered the opposite.

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[@huge94gene]

Correct me if I'm wrong... In the 2nd statement, in the first quiz, my answer is "are," because I consider the word "equipment" as plural.

[@rt329]

Equipment is known as uncountable noun and should always use singular verb like is or was. Unless you modify it to “Three sets of equipment are broken.” Where 3 sets of equipment becomes one plural complete subject. Google can also provide more answers.

[@yeyint2506]

I just learned that luggage is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. Thanks, Teacher.

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[@Joan-4Jesus]

Thank you ma'am, I love the way you explained it. You were very easy to understand. But I've got a question, how is the correct way to ask someone how they are faring,how are you or how is you?

[@ezatullahmangal454]

Thank you for your time and tasks, it's an absolutely understandable lesson

[@kewpiechong]

I consider myself fluent in English yet I am still confused by various grammer rules like this sometimes. Most of the time, I just get by from memory but I am sure I still make mistakes sometimes.

[@soonersciencenerd383]

i was taught to remove the prepositional phrases, and remove the adjectives, until you have just the nouns. ("one is here" ). if it is singular, use "is"...( just like she said.) if it is about several , use "are".