[exotericist]

"As the compile progresses, each object is overwritten by the next."


the spell checker treats "progresses" as a plural noun.

this means that it complains that its attendant verb, "is", has the wrong
number.

am i wrong to consider it a verb, and the noun for "is" to be "object"?



many thanks,

e.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

No, you're not wrong, and it is rather odd for Word even to consider
"progresses" a noun, but I suspect that this is caused by your use of
"compile" as a noun, which confuses Word, which is treating it as a verb
(though it's hard to see what it would think the subject of "compile" is).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"exotericist" wrote in message
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"As the compile progresses, each object is overwritten by the next."


the spell checker treats "progresses" as a plural noun.

this means that it complains that its attendant verb, "is", has the wrong
number.

am i wrong to consider it a verb, and the noun for "is" to be "object"?



many thanks,

e.

[grammatim[_2_]]

On Jan 9, 10:53*am, exotericist wrote:
"As the compile progresses, each object is overwritten by the next."

the spell checker treats "progresses" as a plural noun.

this means that it complains that its attendant verb, "is", has the wrong
number.

am i wrong to consider it a verb, and the noun for "is" to be "object"?

Your sentence is perfectly grammatical.

Grammar checkers are even more useless than spell checkers.

(However, a careful stylist might not use "compile" as a noun!)

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi E.,

Just curious - what version of Word and what language and grammar settings?

I wasn't getting an error on that sentence with English(U.S.)

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"exotericist" wrote in message ...

"As the compile progresses, each object is overwritten by the next."


the spell checker treats "progresses" as a plural noun.

this means that it complains that its attendant verb, "is", has the wrong
number.

am i wrong to consider it a verb, and the noun for "is" to be "object"?



many thanks,

e.

--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*