[ Not a native speaker ] On Tuesday 07 November 2006 19:55, Ceri Davies wrote: > On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 04:54:31PM +0000, Daniel Gerzo wrote: > > danger 2006-11-07 16:54:31 UTC > > > > FreeBSD doc repository > > > > Modified files: > > en about.sgml > > Log: > > - improve grammar > > > > | @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ > > | including CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, floppy disk, magnetic tape, > > | an MS-DOS® partition, or if you have a network > > | connection, you can install it <i>directly</i> over > > | - anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need is > > | + anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need are > > | <a > > | > > | href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">these > > | directions</a>.</p> > > This change isn't correct - "these directions" is the object of this > sentence and the verb "is" should agree with the subject "all you > need", which is singular.
I was confused by this, can you tell me if the following sounds right? The subject is "All", "you need" is a relative clause (think "All (that) you need"). According to http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary/all the pronoun can be either singular or plural - depending on the part of the meaning you want to emphasis. > See sections 5.23 and 5.24 of the CMS. Forgive my ignorance, what is the CMS? -- /"\ Best regards, | [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / Max Laier | ICQ #67774661 X http://pf4freebsd.love2party.net/ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] / \ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Against HTML Mail and News
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