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shibli:
Not this: To succeed at this job, long hours and hard work must not be shunned
But this: To succeed at this job, one must not  shun long hours and hard work

Not this: While waiting on a customer, the watch was stolen
But this: While the salesperson was waiting on a customer, the watch was stolen (Dangling elliptical clause- a clause without a noun or verb)

shibli:
None + Of the + Non-count Noun  + Singular Verb

None       of the           thinking                   is              good

None + Of the + Plural count Noun  + Plural Verb
None      of the             problems                 are           good

No + Plural count Noun  + Plural Verb
No          problems                   are              good

No + Singular count Noun  + Singular  Verb
No             problem                   is                 good

No + Non- count Noun  + Singular  Verb
No            milk                          is                 good

shibli:
The  following words are always plural
Scissors
Eye-glasses
Sun-glasses
Spectacles
Pincers
Pliers
Tweezers
Tongs
Shorts
Pants
Jeans
Trousers

The shorts are in the drawer
These scissors are dull

shibli:
These plural words can be made singular
I need a pair of sun-glasses
I need a pair of pliers

Collective nouns of Time, Money, Measurements are singular

Twenty five dollars is not a big amount
Two miles is not a long distance
Five hours is not a long time

shibli:
A (total) number of is plural
A total number of 500 people are……

The  (total) number of is singular

The total number of 500 people is……

Sub + Used to + Verb present form
He         used to              go

Sub + Get used to + Verb gerund form
He             got used to      going

Sub + Be verb + Used to + Verb gerund form
He           was            used to          going

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