>>1895175>Who died here? The family, including the son. This sentence in particular is about the son. Although it is literally and lexically possible for the son to be away from the house during the fire, it's implied the whole family died.
>"A lot of cars are driving">Why is it "are" and not "is"???>It is *a* lot, not multiple lots.*Lot* is generally considered plural. We often say "lots of them". We all understand it to be plural.
>"The news is good" instead of "The news are good", even though "news" *should* be plural, since it is "new" + "s".No, it shouldn't. "News" is a singular noun. It has no plural. Like "information" - in German, it's plural. Don't know about Danish, but in English, it's singular. Language rules have exeptions. This is one of them. That's just how it is.
>"He fell down when it was raining" vs "He fell down when it rained", somehow the second is incorrect!?!?It isn't incorrect. The latter can imply that he fell down when the rain started, but "was raining" is an undisclosed timeframe, warranting his falling down somewhere in said timeframe.
>"The king of Spain's house">The house of the king of Spain, or th king of the house of Spain?*The King of Spain* is a title. Hence, it is *the house of the King of Spain*. One is not king of a house (as in royal or noble house), one is head of a house, but king of a people.
>But then again, which language is better?English.
