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all i can see is vs all i can see are

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'All I can see is' is used when referring to a singular noun or a non-countable noun, while 'All I can see are' is used when referring to plural nouns. The choice between 'is' and 'are' depends on the subject being singular or plural.

Last updated: March 19, 2024 • 7977 views

all i can see is

This phrase is correct when referring to a singular noun or a non-countable noun.

Use 'all I can see is' when the subject is singular or a non-countable noun. It is followed by a singular verb 'is'.

Examples:

  • All I can see is a beautiful sunset.
  • All I can see is happiness in your eyes.
  • All I can see is water in the glass.
  • Youre in my eyes 'cause all I can see is love in Your eyes. You look as clear as when this journey began. My eyes have been opened. To love through Your Son  ...
  • Lying still, staring out of the window. All I can see is doubt. Watching as tonight moves in. Watching as the light fades out. Smokey rooms, minds out of tune
  • Lying still, staring out of the window. And all I can see is doubt. Watching as tonight moves in. Watching as the light fades out. Smokey rooms minds out of tune
  • evident in Mrs. Collingwood's concluding line, "All I can see is the flags," and in Ford's mise-en-scene as well. Taken literally, the line implies that the regiment.

Alternatives:

  • The only thing I can see is
  • What I see is

all i can see are

This phrase is correct when referring to plural nouns.

Use 'all I can see are' when the subject is plural. It is followed by a plural verb 'are'.

Examples:

  • All I can see are the beautiful flowers in the garden.
  • All I can see are my friends waiting for me.
  • All I can see are the stars in the sky.
  • Sep 30, 2015 ... Flyhalf Tusi Pisi said: "All I can see are the fast food restaurants across the road ( but) coach barred us from there." Tonga on the other hand got ...
  • “But today I am twenty-five years old and all I can see are obstacles… I put my hopes in a program to set up a small business selling rice, sugar and salt in the ...
  • All I can see are enormous, crushing, white waves and the rest of my group is far away. I was breathing hard, my heart was pounding, and I was terrified.
  • All I can see are blurs of red and yellow through the raindrops on my windshield nothing is clear to me but it seems nobody's moving is it an accident or just me ...

Alternatives:

  • The only things I can see are
  • What I see are

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