trounce, or, singular verb

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WORD OF THE DAY:

trounce

–verb (used with object)

1. to beat severely; thrash.
2. to punish.
3. to defeat decisively.

Police trounced the agitators very badly.

GRAMMAR INCORRECT TO CORRECT:

Incorrect: For most writers, a typewriter or a word processor are indispensable.

Correct: For most writers, a typewriter or a word processor is indispensable.

GRAMMAR: When the subject consists of two single count nouns is linked by "or", the verb is singular.

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