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subject verb agreement - Is something plural or singular? - English . . . Something is a pronoun, which is analogous to "a thing", that is an indefinite pronoun "A an" is the Old English for "one" and one implies singularity Thus, I found a thing that wasn't working I found something that wasn't working are the same in meaning, but 'something' is the commonly used version To pluralise your sentence, I would say: "Some things that are not working " "Some things
Whats the difference between something and some thing? It has to be something she would like Another possibility is that the writer uses separate words to emphasize the "thing" part (in contrast to some one) To quote Jim Carrey quoting Shatner from an old "Twilight Zone": There's someone on the wing! Some thing! Still, it is rare and the example you quote is more likely a typo than intentional
tense - If something was vs If something were - English Language . . . If you're mentioning a possibility or a probability, a chance that something could be, use " was " Also, if the condition is in line with the facts, use "was" "What if it was raining yesterday in the morning?" - There's a possibility that it really was raining yesterday
How to use the expression throw oneself into something To throw oneself into something is to work on or study or become involved in something without holding back or reservation I've thrown myself into the deep end ( of the pool ) is a possible metaphor (unless you really did go into the deep end of a pool) to say your situation is all or nothing, sink or swim
Provide information on, of or about something? That's indirect information, a hint, something that tells us she wasn't there then, but doesn't tell us anything directly It sheds some light but it doesn't relate to her directly Still, in a great many cases you can use the two interchangeably There's one more case when you use strictly on: Dirt Tools of blackmail
Chances of (doing) something vs. chances at (doing) something? Could you tell me if chances of (doing) something and chances at (doing) something mean the same? For example: Your chances of at getting a place at the college are high I would have thought tha