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The Oxford English Dictionary describes the phrase “as follows” as “a prefatory formula used to introduce a statement, enumeration, or the like.”. In this formula, the OED says, the verb is impersonal and should always be used in the singular—“follows.”. Use of the plural verb “follow,” Oxford adds, is “incorrect.”.
In the first sentence, the following is used as a noun. EDIT: However, the most accepted use of below is as an adverb. (Up until today, I thought that it could function as an adjective, please see the comments below). So in order for the second sentence to be grammatically correct, you would need to say, Which of the sentences below is correct?
8 janv. 2018 · I have seen both expressions online. I don't think "which of the following statement" is grammatically correct but I'm not a native speaker so I'm not sure. Which one of them is more reliably correct?
27 juin 2016 · 4. You can but it is better to say, In the following [add subject, for example: questions, topic, animals, picture, etc...) we will outline how this can be done. So it will become something like: In the following questions, we will outline how this can be done. Share.
16 août 2016 · 10. You need the definite article because they are still specific examples, even though you haven't mentioned them before. They're not just any examples, they're specifically the following examples, as opposed to the best examples or the examples of history or the examples I found in my sock drawer. Whether something has been mentioned before ...
19 janv. 2017 · I looked up the dictionary, Merriam Unabridged, and it is the following. — the following. : the following one or ones — used to introduce a list, a quotation, etc. < The following are some other symptoms of the condition: excessive sweating, fever, muscle aches …. — Fred Cicetti, The Montague (Massachusetts) Reporter, 15 Oct. 2009>.
15 juin 2016 · Following by doesn't make any sense. I suspect they meant followed by (which would make it LastnameTitle), but you would have to ask the author to be sure. – stangdon. CommentedJun 15, 2016 at 15:49. @stangdon Thank you very much, I am grateful for your opinion! – Rumata. CommentedJun 15, 2016 at 15:59. Add a comment. 1 Answer.
Yes, there is a difference. ...something to follow. means. ...something that is/was to follow. which essentially points out that 'something' has not yet occurred/appeared at the time of speaking, but was expected (modal use of the verb "be", omitted there). As far as the soup in the sentence, it was likely good, as much as to introduce the rest ...
2 févr. 2019 · I would like to know if I should use following or according to when referring to some guidelines, such as in the following example: Stunting was diagnosed when a patient’s height was smaller than 1.40m, for men, or 1.30m, for women. These cut-off points were defined following / according to World Health Organization guidelines on anthropometry.
21 août 2013 · “Page 42 and the following pages” sounds correct. This could be shortened to “page 42 and following pages” (since you aren't specifying the exact number of following pages, it's some following pages, so the null article works), or perhaps even to “page 42 and following” (without the, it doesn't look like a noun is missing any more).
