Tabur wrote:
This is an example on the use of Passive Voice, but in my head it sounds awful! I'f say "News of the moon landing WERE repeated around the world by people of all ages, all races and all religions. Why am I wrong?
I think
this might help. Basically,
noun plural but singular in construction . This could sound a little weird, because words do exist in other languages (such as Hindi) that carry the same meaning as
news but can be used in the plural.
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