May you respond to this question? *I have seen the following sentence somewhere and I have two questions about it? 1- can I use the word in the parenthesis instead of each other? 2- why "belongs" ha

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May you respond to this question? *I have seen the following sentence somewhere and I have two questions about it? 1- can I use the word in the parenthesis instead of each other? 2- why "belongs" has "s" at the end of itself?isn't "the whole land" a plural noun? the (whole/entire/complete/total) land belongs to me. I'm also so grateful if tell me if I can use these words interchangeably or not? * (well down/bravo)! your performance during last semester has has been (great/notable/perfect) Thank you so much for your attention

Apr 23, 2016 7:12 AM

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The (whole/entire) land belongs to me. The whole land is a singular noun because it is ONE big piece of land . All these lands belong to me ( plural > many pieces of them) (Well down/bravo)! Your performance during last semester has been (great/notable/perfect) >All ok , The adjectives that can be used for the above are many > excellent , commendable ,impressive , very good ,praiseworthy etc > All applicable but different in meanings

April 23, 2016

Hi! I will give you my personal opinion." The land " is third person singular. So, its the land belongS. If you were talking about many lands , then you would say "the lands belong to me", because it is third person plural. I think well DONE and bravo, have exactly the same meaning. Notable is like outstanding, so I think it is more emphatic than great. Perfect and great is similar, but perfect would mean that there has been no mistakes. Hope it helps. Bye!

April 23, 2016

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