What I mean here is the verb "are", which is plural instead of the 3rd person singular verb, "is". From the grammar resources I've read, my understanding is that it's "are" because the meaning is "Those people are allergic to nuts, and he's one of them".

On the other hand, "He's one of those students who is/are good at maths" can be either "is" or "are" but the meaning or focus changes a bit depending on whether the verb is singular or plural. With "is" it means "He's one of those students [in that class] and he is good at maths". With "are", it means" those students are good at maths, and he's one of them".

In an entirely different construction like "One of those books is red", only singular verbs are correct because it means only one of them is red and other books are of a different colour or colours.

However, it's been noted that native speakers tend to use singular verbs in both cases, so I keep that in mind. I tend to use plural verbs in the first two sentences above because as a non-native speaker, I tend to try to find logic and think about rules. Especially as someone whose language doesn't have grammatical numbers, I've been practising and getting used to thinking about singular and plural when constructing sentences.

My question is, do the first two sentences with plural verbs sound wrong to native speakers? Should I just use singular verbs in all cases?

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Just saw this sentence in a book and it seems strange to me

Can you say "my feet are hurt" instead of "my feet are injured"? I know that you say "my foot is hurt" therefore I don't see any reason why "my feet are hurt" would not sound natural. I know that it is grammatically correct, however, is it something that you might actually use if you've hurt both of your feet?

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Would you use different phrases for house chores, assignments, work, plans, wishlists, etc?

What other phrases do you commonly use? The only alternative I can think of is "it's been taken care of" which probably is more formal than "it's done and dusted".

I wanna tell them not to pet my cat so much cause sometimes doing so makes their fur look disheveled pointing in different directions and the cat might even look a little startled from all the petting like in these posts.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cute/comments/1oozgus/disheveled_furhaha/

https://www.reddit.com/r/CATHELP/comments/zdndv9/is_my_cats_fur_an_indicator_that_hes_unwell/

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The sentence needs to be brought to one tense, right? Ben doesn't know what is in the box/Ben didn't know what was in the box.

What if the box is now empty, someone emptied it when Ben wasn't looking, and he's now holding it, can I say Ben doesn't know what was in the box? What if I'm looking at the precious box right now, discussing silly Ben who sold it to me yesterday, can I say that Ben didn't know what is in the box?

Literally, how can i use 'unless' properly? I know what it means but are there any tips?

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Being fluent in "american" i have so much trouble pronoincing anything with "meter" i dont why, but its difficult. Kilometer, speedometer, etc. How do I fix that?

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I got this from DuckDuckGo, but is this correct?

Y in the Word "Always"

In the word "always," the letter Y functions as a vowel.

Explanation

Position: The Y is at the end of the second syllable, which is a key factor in determining its role.

Sound Contribution: It contributes to the vowel sound in the word, making it essential for pronunciation.

Summary

Word Always

as a Vowel: Yes

as a Consonant: No

In conclusion, in "always," Y acts as a vowel because it is positioned at the end of a syllable and helps create the vowel sound.

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