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In ONE presentation page: This is a result from…OR These are results from… OR? What would you say at the beginning of introducing ONE presentation slide or page as in Power Point or in a sheet of paper? If the presentation material contains several data, what SINGULAR-PLURAL CONCEPTS are correct? The followings are example sentences and my questions. 1. "These are results from xxx." (xxx could be our analysis(ses), statistics, experiment(s), etc) I am here intending that "These" in this sentence means "These (data/figures/graphs/pictures)". If there are several results, this sentence looks okay. 2. "This is a result from xxx" Here, I am supposing "This" means "This (slide/page)" differently from 1. When there is only one data in the slide, this sentence seems to work. However, even if there are several data in the slide, is it possible to regard these data as one result as in this example sentence? 3. "This (slide/page) is/shows results from xxx" I don’t know whether or not “This; SINGULAR” and “results; PLURAL” can be used in the same sentence. “shows” seems to include “several data” afterword because one slide/page includes several things (data, figures, etc). Is this correct? 4. Instead of “This is/These are”, does “Here is/Here are” work? Thank you so much!

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In ONE presentation page: This is a result from…OR These are results from… OR?

What would you say at the beginning of introducing ONE presentation slide or page as in Power Point or in a sheet of paper?
If the presentation material contains several data, what SINGULAR-PLURAL CONCEPTS are correct? The followings are example sentences and my questions.

 

"These are results from." Is the better option.

1.
"These are results from xxx." (xxx could be our analysis(ses), statistics, experiment(s), etc)
I am here intending that "These" in this sentence means "These (data/figures/graphs/pictures)".
If there are several results, this sentence looks okay.

 

That sentance works perfectly. No errors.

2.
"This is a result from xxx"
Here, I am supposing "This" means "This (slide/page)" differently from 1.
When there is only one data in the slide, this sentence seems to work.
However, even if there are several data in the slide, is it possible to regard these data as one result as in this example sentence?

3.
"This (slide/page) is/shows results from xxx"
I don’t know whether or not “This; SINGULAR” and “results; PLURAL” can be used in the same sentence.
“shows” seems to include “several data” afterword because one slide/page includes several things (data, figures, etc). Is this correct?

 

"This page shows results from xxx"

Singulars and plurals can be used in the same sentance, but it depends on what words you are using.

"Shows" Implies that it is currently showing.

"Will Show" Is if they cannot see it (the slide).

but in that case, they can, so "Shows" is acceptable.

4.
Instead of “This is/These are”, does “Here is/Here are” work?

 

Yes, you are correct, using "These are" to replace "This is" and "Here are" to replace "Here is" works well for a presentation.

You are welcome.

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In ONE presentation page: This is a result from…OR These are results from… OR?

What would you say at the beginning of introducing ONE presentation slide or page as in Power Point or in a sheet of paper?
If the presentation material contains several data, what SINGULAR-PLURAL CONCEPTS are correct? The followings are example sentences and my questions.

 

You've actually brought up a very funny subject here. In my work I often have to present reports and data just as you are illustrating. I would suspect that most English speakers in America won't have any problems with the sentences you've outlined. I'm not sure if it's the same for people England. The funny thing is, even if you say them correctly, they might correct you! I'll explain in each of your examples below:

1. This is good. It's worth noting that you can say any of the following as well:

These are results from our analyses.

These results are from our analyses.

From our analyses, we've compiled these results.

 

What's funny is that if someone asks, "Where did you get the results from?" it is correct to say:

The results are from our analyses


Introducing this slide, however, it would sound funny to say that. You would need to add a few extra words to make it sound natural without using the plural form:

The results that you see here are from our analyses.


2. Your sentence here is correct, but you said something in your explanation that is a slightly contentious topic for many English speakers.

Data is plural. Datum is the singular form. If the people that you are presenting to studied mathematics, statistics, or any branch of science, they will have had this point hammered into them throughout their time in college. If they studied business, they will not know this and think that the words "these data" sound incorrect.

If you are speaking to the people who performed these analyses, I'd recommend saying things like the following:

These data show an upward trend.

The data in this report is a result of our analyses.

(Pointing to an outlier or otherwise talking about a single piece of data) This datum does not follow the trend.

 

If you are speaking to people who were never trained to compile the reports you are showing, you can say "this data" and it's fine. Alternatively, if anyone corrects you, you can stick to your guns and say, "I learned that data was plural."

3. Following on the point above, most people will think "several data" sounds funny, even though they do not think "several fish" sounds funny. The best way to correct this is to make "data" more descriptive. For example:

This shows several data sets.

This shows several data points.

These are several data points.

 

You cannot use "is" in this sentence because you are saying that a singular and plural thing are the same by using it. In your sentence, it is being used as a bridge to the true nature or meaning of the page/slide. The following blue sentences are incorrect, while the rest are correct:

This is results from our analyses. (INCORRECT)

This page is results from our analyses. (INCORRECT)

This page are results from our analyses. (INCORRECT)

This slide is results from our analyses. (INCORRECT)

This dog is dogs. (INCORRECT)

These are results from our analyses.

This dog is a dog. (Correct, albeit a silly thing to say)


You can, however, combine things that are singular and plural in the same sentence. Consider the following:

This dog chased those dogs. These dogs scared this dog.

 

There's also a subtle additional piece of additional grammar to learn about here. It is correct to say "[singular] of [plural]" if the plural thing can be separated into the singular thing. For example:

This page of results.

This slice of data.

That grain of sand.

This is one of many results.

 

Considering all the above, you can actually correctly say the following:

This slide is a page of results from our analyses.


4. If you were to take a class on speaking and presenting in an American college, the teacher would likely coach you to use "here" instead of "this/these"! Supposedly, it gives the audience the sense that you are inviting them to view something, as opposed to explaning something to them that they are burdened with understanding. They might also give you several ways to present each slide and challenge you to use a different opening statement for each one. If you're at all interested, here are a few examples:

Here you'll see results from our recent competitive analysis of the footwear market.

As you'll see in this slide, according to our data, business has been very good.

 

In contrast, however, these data show that sales have decreased in the last quarter.

By way of comparison, this slide presents additional market analyses that show a similar downturn in profit margin over the same time period.

To summarize this information, this chart combines all of the data previously shown.

Keeping that in mind, here you'll see our latest numbers, which show a sharp upturn.


This is an exaggeration to make the point more clear, but you can read through those and assume that when "this" is used, the intention is to say, "These are the facts and you must accept them." However, when "here" is used, the intention sounds more like, "Come discover this for yourself; isn't it surprising?"

 

I know that's much more than you asked for. I hope it's helpful. = )

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All of them seem to be ok.

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