Query about a verb and a pronoun. The technical problem experienced by myself and colleagues at neighbouring schools are servers crashing , screens freezing and tests going back to the beginning when we were assured that they could be saved and the children could complete them at a later time ," he said. Query: ① Why is the main verb (though a common grammarian regards it as a copula (a linking verb) "are" used ,after all , its subject or the agent of it is the "the technical problem" ,apparently ,a singular noun. ② Do the pronoun "they" and "them" refer to the same things as these three: servers crashing , screens freezing and tests going back to the beginning? ③ I deduce the "them" does not have the same meaning as that of the pronoun "they" due to reasonable logic , the exact meaning of the "them" perhaps depends on the context. Is my guess correct?

Puedes ayudarme a transcribir fonéticamente algunas palabras

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What's the difference between I was and I were?

Today here it’s raining….

Explain. How it is used for what it is using and all about it I can't understand why it is there if the past tense is made by 았다/었다.

would know please let me if we can change this sentence ： 请说说你们俩是如何恩爱的？ （hsk5 text book） to be read as 请说说你们俩如何恩爱？ thank you so much

What is he doing?مَاذَا يَفْعَلُ؟ A. الرَّجُلُ يَشْرَبُ الشَّايَ B. الرَّجُلُ تَشْرَبُ الشَّايَ

In the picture, the second question, with the circles marked, shows the correct answers given, but I always feel puzzled why these are chosen. It seems like the other answer could be right as well.