Interesting grammatical issue. Half construes with a plural verb or anaphor when the moiety is made up of countable things, Half a pound of butter is more than enough. . . . but Half a dozen eggs are enough if they’re “large”. . .
July 31, 2015
Interesting grammatical issue. Half construes with a plural verb or anaphor when the moiety is made up of countable things, Half a pound of butter is more than enough. . . . but Half a dozen eggs are enough if they’re “large”. . .