Thread: Older Style

Originally Posted by Arskrigicioniec

There is no difference in modern russian between Сколько рыцарей пытались (рыцарей+пытались) and Сколько рыцарей пыталось (сколько+пыталось).

Also as Сколько человек вошли в комнату?/Сколько человек вошло в комнату? - just no difference.

I would prefer the later. "Сколько человек вошли в комнату" sounds wrong.

Originally Posted by Полуношник

I would prefer the later. "Сколько человек вошли в комнату" sounds wrong.

No, most of people think that exactly Сколько вошли is right. But I think, if we are no grammar nazi and just Russian speakers, there is really no difference. Even if you write an official document - no difference between these two phrases.