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Wrong: Beaucoup d'entre vous êtes
Right: Beaucoup d'entre vous sont
Explanation: Most of the time, the subject of the verb is obvious in French, which makes it easy to figure out which conjugation to use. Then there are expressions like beaucoup d'entre vous and certains d'entre nous. Many French learners conjugate the verb for the pronouns vous and nous, but "beaucoup d'entre vous êtes" and "certains d'entre nous avons" are grammatically incorrect. You have to conjugate the verb for the adverb of quantity beaucoup and the indefinite pronoun certains, so the correct phrases are beaucoup d'entre vous sont (many of you are) and certains d'entre nous ont (some of us have).
Related lessons: Advanced verb conjugation | Adverbs of quantity | Indefinite pronouns
Beaucoup d'entre vous êtes - French Mistake
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