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Subject:Re: Dorky grammar question From:bcliver -at- manu -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 13 Aug 2004 12:42:44 -0400
I say "defines" because the antecedent for "that" is "set."
>So, in the phrase "a set of rules that defines" does the verb "define"
get
>modified based on the singular noun "set"--making it "defines"--or based
>on the plural noun "rules"--making it "define"?
>...just some of the fun minutia that makes my job fun ;)
>Grammatically,
>Mandy
Barry Cliver
Lead Technical Writer
Manugistics, Inc.
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