After conjunctions like "But/THan/As/Except", do

Question

1. After conjunctions like "But/THan/As/Except", do we use subject pronoun or Object Pronoun?

2. Phrases "Majority of People" and "None of the attempts" are singular or plural?
3. What is the difference between " Care for" and "Care about"?

bb · Answer

Can you give an example of #1?

I will try the other 2: 
For #2, the rule is that if the object of the preposition is singular, use a singular verb, and if the object of the preposition is plural, use a plural verb. (that's with None)
Majority is a collective noun, so it is singular.

For #3, 
Care for = be indifferent about smth such as I don't care for ice cream
Care about = to pay emotional attention to and to be involved with someone/something, such as I care about my reputation.

jko · Answer

Hey bb,

Majority can go either way, since it's a quantity word (Chapter 3 MGMAT SC).

Quantity phrases ("majority of ____", "minority of ____", "half of _____") take the singular/plural of the ______.

The majority of  the senate  IS hungry.
The majority of  students  ARE broke.

bb · Answer

You are right!
I forgot all the little quirks with Majority. It is actually more complicated than MGMAT puts it (not sure if I am over complicating but that's how I was taught to deal with these) The plural vs singular is defined by the article (A vs. The)

https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/ ... rules.html

jko · Answer

I've spent about the last 30 minutes trying to clarify this point, and I'm basically just confusing myself.

But it basically boils down to: 
If you're talking about "A/The majority of the students..."
Are you indicating the many individual parts of the totality? Is your meaning roughly the same as "Most of the students"? If so, the noun is plural. Otherwise singular.

jko · Answer

Another thread discussing the same topic: singular-or-plural-110310.html

chughgurpreet · Answer

the example of 1st Point is -

I will take all my friends to the movie except she/her

sony26 · Answer

Hi,

Slight confusion..
Would that be 
 The  majority of  students  ARE broke
OR
 A  majority of  students  ARE broke ?

bb · Answer

Based on this rule: https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/ ... rules.html #1 should be "IS" #2 is correct

sony26 · Answer

Thanks <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/1f642.png" class="forumSmileyItem" width="20" height="20" alt=":)" title="Smile" />

After conjunctions like "But/THan/As/Except", do

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