If I'm talking about things in Plural, "keys" for example, can I say "this is (keys)"? Or "these are (keys)" only?
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If I'm talking about things in Plural, "keys" for example, can I say "this is (keys)"? Or "these are (keys)" only?
"These are keys" only...
Thank you.
If you are Yoda, you can say "Keys these are." :lol:
OK :)
поэтическое употребление обратного порядка слов здесь--
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost , известный американский поэт.
Whose woods these are....
http://www.leasttern.com/HighSchool/poe ... yWoods.pdf
Right you are :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by chaika
Bright are the stars that shine
Dark is the sky
J.Lennon
Also, if the keys are in something singular (like a box), you can say "this is keys."
What?Quote:
Originally Posted by challenger
I have a world-famous shoebox collection, but it's taking up so much room in my house that I've had to start storing things in the shoeboxes. I am now world-famous for my innovative storage system, and a reporter comes to ask me about the shoeboxes. I show him around the house, pointing to individual boxes and saying: "This is keys, this is shampoo, this is nickels..."Quote:
Originally Posted by basurero
Well, you aren't referring to the keys then, so it is quite irrelevant :) Let's not make it more complicated then it has to be for our poor Russians :)
Hmm... good point :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
...and this is a mental hospital :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by challenger