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The Oxford English Dictionary describes the phrase “as follows” as “a prefatory formula used to introduce a statement, enumeration, or the like.”. In this formula, the OED says, the verb is impersonal and should always be used in the singular—“follows.”. Use of the plural verb “follow,” Oxford adds, is “incorrect.”.
27 de jun. de 2016 · 4. You can but it is better to say, In the following [add subject, for example: questions, topic, animals, picture, etc...) we will outline how this can be done. So it will become something like: In the following questions, we will outline how this can be done. Share.
In the first sentence, the following is used as a noun. EDIT: However, the most accepted use of below is as an adverb. (Up until today, I thought that it could function as an adjective, please see the comments below). So in order for the second sentence to be grammatically correct, you would need to say, Which of the sentences below is correct?
Yes, there is a difference. ...something to follow. means. ...something that is/wasto follow. which essentially points out that 'something' has not yet occurred/appeared at the time of speaking, but was expected (modal use of the verb "be", omitted there). As far as the soup in the sentence, it was likely good, as much as to introduce the rest ...
8 de jan. de 2018 · I have seen both expressions online. I don't think "which of the following statement" is grammatically correct but I'm not a native speaker so I'm not sure. Which one of them is more reliably correct?
21 de ago. de 2013 · “Page 42 and the following pages” sounds correct. This could be shortened to “page 42 and following pages” (since you aren't specifying the exact number of following pages, it's some following pages, so the null article works), or perhaps even to “page 42 and following” (without the, it doesn't look like a noun is missing any more).
2 de fev. de 2019 · I would like to know if I should use following or according to when referring to some guidelines, such as in the following example: Stunting was diagnosed when a patient’s height was smaller than 1.40m, for men, or 1.30m, for women. These cut-off points were defined following / according to World Health Organization guidelines on anthropometry.
19 de jun. de 2019 · That looks like a mistake for preceding, which means the reverse of "following" - the one coming just before. "The proceeding file naming" doesn't make any sense at all to me. I take the intended meaning to be "The name for the file we have just mentioned should follow the rules ... Share. Improve this answer. answered Jun 19, 2019 at 8:42.
8 de jan. de 2017 · 6. "This is our first arrival in the UK" is correct. There is only one arrival under discussion -- your first one -- so the subject is singular. You used the singular word "arrival". Thus a singular verb and pronoun are called for. If you were talking about multiple arrivals, you would say "these are".
19 de jan. de 2017 · Another way that you can tell that the word is an adjective is that following, the noun, doesn't describe an option; those things that you have to choose from are not called "followings". Therefore it must be an adjective, which doesn't get pluralized. Share. Improve this answer. answered Jan 19, 2017 at 15:54.
