Oct 28, 2017 · If you picked up the set of keys, how many items would you pick up? I thought the set of keys as many keys.

Jan 2, 2019 · An expression denoting a desirable set of characteristics. Then you would want "is", since "set" is singular. An expression denoting a set of desirable characteristics. Then you …

In a main clause where "a set of rules" is the subject, the verb should be singular to agree with "set" (the head of the noun phrase): A set of rules governs society.

Oct 11, 2007 · Today, i meet one sentence" There are a set of keys". Is it right? The subject of that sentence is "a set ", so i think it should be "There is a set of keys".

Nov 3, 2015 · If you think of them as a set — the collection of keys that you use every day, for example — that should be good enough. Some people would refer to them as a "bunch of …

Sep 6, 2016 · It should not be a rule but logic. Instructive language, especially English used for instruction should have logical implication and structure. If you have one key, then it should be …

Oct 15, 2016 · Hello. The word 'set' is a collective noun which takes the third person singular. The subject of the sentence is 'a set of tools'. 'A set of' differs from 'a lot of' in that a set consists of …

Sep 21, 2018 · 0 When you want to describe a set of keys bound to a huge metal ring, like the ones you'd see in a game of movie with medieval settings on the belt of a prison guard, what …

Mar 1, 2018 · The clause in bold type is: what I do have are a very particular set of skills. The verb are indicates that the noun phrase a very particular set of skills is treated as plural. Can 'a set …

Nov 30, 2025 · I found a sentence: I meant '\keys_set:nn'. By 'nothing', I mean 'nothing the latex people would approve'. I'm not very clear the meaning of "by nothing", please help explain.