Is ‘it’ singular or can ‘it’ be plural too?
Is ‘it’ singular or can ‘it’ be plural too?
For example can I say, referring to something plural:
It are only small errors.
Or should it be:
It is only small errors.

I am almost certain that mostly the first, ‘it are’, is used. But it is strange since ‘it’ is actually just one thing, right?

Question

Is ‘it’ singular or can ‘it’ be plural too?
Is ‘it’ singular or can ‘it’ be plural too?
For example can I say, referring to something plural:
It are only small errors.
Or should it be:
It is only small errors.

I am almost certain that mostly the first, ‘it are’, is used. But it is strange since ‘it’ is actually just one thing, right?

Answer

‘it’  is singular.
You can say:
It is only  a small error.
Or
They are only small errors [ plural].

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Mmm. Look at this:

[http://www.dutchgrammar.com/en/?n=Pronouns.Ps04]

Never knew! Good, I have still some things to learn with English then.

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It's a remarkable difference with Dutch and German then. You can say "Het zijn kleine fouten" and "Es sind kleine Fehler".

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