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Which sentences are correct?

 
 
Reply Thu 28 Dec, 2017 04:12 pm
He is clever.
He isn't stupid.
He has eaten.
He haven't eaten.

Which sentences are correct? (Is this sentence correct, as I believe more than one of the above sentences is correct.)

Thanks.
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centrox
 
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Reply Thu 28 Dec, 2017 04:34 pm
Only the last is incorrect.
tanguatlay
 
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Reply Thu 28 Dec, 2017 04:58 pm
@centrox,
centrox wrote:

Only the last is incorrect.

Thanks, centrox. I'm sorry my question is not clear enough much as I tried to make it clear.

He is clever.
He isn't stupid.
He has eaten.
He haven't eaten.

Which sentences are correct? (Is this phrasing of the question OK, as I believe more than one sentence above is correct.)

In other words, I wonder if "Which sentences are correct" is OK or has it to be "Which is the correct sentence?"

Thanks.

roger
 
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Reply Thu 28 Dec, 2017 07:43 pm
@tanguatlay,
Your phrasing is correct. Centrox's answer is complete. That is, if only one is incorrect, the others must be correct.
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centrox
 
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Reply Fri 29 Dec, 2017 01:52 am
@tanguatlay,
tanguatlay wrote:
I wonder if "Which sentences are correct" is OK or has it to be "Which is the correct sentence?"

Both are correct grammatically. The second would be a poor choice, for an obvious reason.
tanguatlay
 
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Reply Fri 29 Dec, 2017 04:03 am
@centrox,
Thanks, centrox.

What about "Which are the correct sentences"? Is this ok?

I am confused because "Who are online?" is incorrect, but "Which is online?" is fine.
centrox
 
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Reply Fri 29 Dec, 2017 04:43 am
@tanguatlay,
tanguatlay wrote:

Thanks, centrox.

What about "Which are the correct sentences"? Is this ok?

I am confused because "Who are online?" is incorrect, but "Which is online?" is fine.


Which are the correct sentences is fine. Are is for plural items. We say who is online/here/there etc because the number is indefinite and could be only one.
tanguatlay
 
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Reply Fri 29 Dec, 2017 04:58 am
@centrox,
Thanks, centrox.
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