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  1. auxiliary verbs - What are the following words called: Am, Is, Are, …

    Am, Is, Are, Was, Were, Be, Being, Been What are the above words called? I think someone called them auxiliary verbs.

  2. grammaticality - Usage of 'it is' or 'is it' in questions - English ...

    Mar 16, 2019 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

  3. How to use it's vs is? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

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  4. When to use "is" and "was" for thing that has happened?

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  5. Punctuation with "The question is..." '.', '?' or

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  6. Is "is been" a valid construction? - English Language & Usage …

    Oct 21, 2012 · I wouldn't be too surprised if the first two are examples of the same sort of "misheard->misspelled" transitions that result in a lot of younger people thinking that "should …

  7. Agreement in " [Singular Noun] Is/Are [Plural Noun]"?

    Dec 1, 2016 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

  8. grammar - "Is there" versus "Are there" - English Language

    Always use the plural "are" with a plural subject (e.g. "question"), and the singular "is" with a singular subject (e.g. "article"), or with an uncountable subject (e.g. "water").

  9. Staff "are" or staff "is" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 21, 2019 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

  10. Team is or Team are - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Strictly speaking, a team is a count noun.You can have two teams, ten teams, or one team. So if you're talking about the team, or one team, then that should take a singular verb:

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