· Grammar. When deciding whether to use is or are, look at whether the noun is plural or singular. If the noun is singular, use is. If it is plural or there is more than one noun, use are. The cat is eating all of his food.

Both are correct as “which is” refers to “a single item, as the verb is in the singular, (is)”. The second one “which are”refers to “two or more items as the verb is in the plural form (are)”.

The official view from the Office for National Statistics takes the traditional approach. The ONS style guide for those writing official statistics says: The word data is a plural noun so write “data are”. Datum is the singular.

Both is and are are forms of the linking verb to be. You can tell which form to use based on the noun performing the verb. Singular nouns use is, while plural nouns use are. When you use the correct form of a verb that matches your subject, that’s called subject-verb agreement.

Using Semicolons

1. A semicolon is most commonly used to link (in a single sentence) two independent clauses that are closely related in thought.
2. Use a semicolon between two independent clauses that are connected by conjunctive adverbs or transitional phrases.

Use “put” for placing objects in a place or in various places. It’s almost impossible to speak English without “put.” It’s also just about impossible to use “put” without an object and a preposition after it. (I put the milk away.

1. We’ve put down a 5% deposit on the house.
2. He stooped and put down his gun.
3. The army put down the rebellion.
4. Please put down the receiver.
5. Put down your address clearly.
6. Put down your name in capitals.
7. The British soon put down the rebellion.
8. Put down that book and help your mother with the dishes.

Put-down is slang for an insult or a negative statement about someone or something. An example of a put-down is to call someone ugly. An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark. When he called you a know-it-all, he meant it as a put-down.

transitive verb. 1 : to bring to an end : stop put down a riot. 2a : depose, degrade. b : disparage, belittle mentioned his poetry only to put it down.

transitive verb. 1 : to reduce the height or intensity of by turning a control turn down the radio. 2 : to fold or double down. 3 : to decline to accept : reject turned down the offer.

It means ‘You’re not here, so what do I do?’ You can also say ‘what will I do without you?’ This can be rhetorical or real, it can mean: ‘You’re so helpful, I don’t think I can manage without you’ or ‘How will I manage when you aren’t here?’ See a translation.

To manage or cope despite someone or something’s absence. The phrase can be used alone or followed by the absent person or thing. Since I forgot to pick up milk on the way home, I guess we’re just going to have to do without for one night.

intransitive verb. 1 : to succeed with the least possible effort or accomplishment. 2 : to make ends meet : survive. 3 : to proceed without being discovered, criticized, or punished.

The third person singular conjugation (simple present tense) of “to get” is “gets”. He/she/it “gets”. “Somebody” is third person singular, so it’s “somebody gets…”. Similarly, it’s “someone gets…”.

Get is the present tense form of the verb. Got is the past tense form as well as one of the two alternatives for the past participle. The other alternative for the past participle is gotten, which is generally preferred in the United States.