2014-12-03 Evening: subj/verb agreement

Greg Malivuk
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1 Nothing
  seems
2 The avoidance of any claims from birth parents
  allows
3 (There)...effort
  is
The effort to understand or affect the local conditions that move people to relinquish their children is lacking.
4 Prevailing trends in international adoption and the construction of the "global child"
  besmirche(s)
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any- no- every- some- words: usually take singular verbs
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p. 59
1 has (case F on p. 58, more or less)
2 has ("have" is more common for informal speech)
3 are
4 come ("a number of" is a quantifier)
5 report (case E - look at the closest noun: newspapers)
6 are
7 is
8 is
9 have
10 considers
p. 60
1 says
2 realizes
3 have an easy time
4 was
5 have (pride and self-esteem = they = plural)
6 There have been
7 is (in formal English)
8 is
9 are
10 do
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the + [adjective] = the [adjective] people (in general)

nationalities (and other demonyms) ending with -an or -i: nouns and adjectives
I like German music. I have a German in my class. I know two Germans.
I like Saudi food. I have many Saudis in my classes.

nationalities ending with -ese and -ish: only adjectives
I like French cinema. The French are very proud of their language.
* I have a French in my class.
The Chinese population is huge. The Chinese are communist.
* Three Chinese just joined the team.
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Homework: grammar book p. 5 (all)