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A basic grammer problem
Dear Sirs,
Would you please advise me which verb I should use in the following sentence:
The milk and bread (is, are) my favorite food for breakfast.
Thank you.
Would you please advise me which verb I should use in the following sentence:
The milk and bread (is, are) my favorite food for breakfast.
Thank you.
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[/nq] The sentence doesn't make sense. How can you have the two favourite food? " Notice plural 'foods' and no definite article.
- [/nq] The sentence doesn't make sense.
- How can you have the two favourite food?
- " Notice plural 'foods' and no definite article.
- " +-Jennifer Saunders, "Absolutely Fabulous"
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[nq:1]Dear Sirs, Would you please advise me which verb I should use in the following sentence: The milk and bread (is, are) my favorite food for breakfast.[/nq]
The sentence doesn't make sense. How can you have the two favourite food? You can say: "Milk and bread are my favourite foods for breakfast." Notice plural 'foods' and no definite article.
"Throw me that lipstick, darling, I w
The sentence doesn't make sense. How can you have the two favourite food? You can say: "Milk and bread are my favourite foods for breakfast." Notice plural 'foods' and no definite article.
"Throw me that lipstick, darling, I w
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[nq:1]Dear Sirs, Would you please advise me which verb I should use in the following sentence: The milk and bread (is, are) my favorite food for breakfast.[/nq]
Taken as a unit:
Milk and bread is your favorite food (singular) for breakfast. Taken as two kinds of food:
Milk and bread are your favorite foods (plural) for breakfast. The initial 'the' can have a use, but it would be rarer
Taken as a unit:
Milk and bread is your favorite food (singular) for breakfast. Taken as two kinds of food:
Milk and bread are your favorite foods (plural) for breakfast. The initial 'the' can have a use, but it would be rarer
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[nq:1]A basic grammer problem[/nq]
grammar
[nq:1]Would you please advise me which verb I should use in the followingsentence: The milk and bread (is, are) my favorite food for breakfast.[/nq]
The milk and bread are consumed as separate items: "Milk and bread are my favourite food for breakfast."
The milk and bread are consumed as a single dish: "Milk and bread is my favourite food
grammar
[nq:1]Would you please advise me which verb I should use in the followingsentence: The milk and bread (is, are) my favorite food for breakfast.[/nq]
The milk and bread are consumed as separate items: "Milk and bread are my favourite food for breakfast."
The milk and bread are consumed as a single dish: "Milk and bread is my favourite food
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[nq:1]Dear Sirs, Would you please advise me which verb I should use in the following sentence: The milk and bread (is, are) my favorite food for breakfast. Thank you.[/nq]
In Britain we would probably say:
Bread-and-milk is my favourite breakfast food.
"Milk and bread" is not idiomatic in this context, especially not when prefixed by "The". The hyphens aren't always added, but I feel t
In Britain we would probably say:
Bread-and-milk is my favourite breakfast food.
"Milk and bread" is not idiomatic in this context, especially not when prefixed by "The". The hyphens aren't always added, but I feel t
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[nq:1]Dear Sirs, Would you please advise me which verb I should use in the followingsentence: The milk and bread (is, are) my favorite food for breakfast. Thank you.[/nq]
Milk-toast is my favorite breakfast.
But that's sad.
Try some pancakes with real maple syrup, or a couple of poached eggs with your toast.
Milk-toast is my favorite breakfast.
But that's sad.
Try some pancakes with real maple syrup, or a couple of poached eggs with your toast.
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[nq:1]Dear Sirs, Would you please advise me which verb I should use in the following sentence: The milk and bread (is, are) my favorite food for breakfast. Thank you.[/nq]
I see that others have tendered their advice. All that remains for me to do is to make use of a tag line I stole from another poster:
Questions about grammar are acceptable in this group. Questions about grammer sho
I see that others have tendered their advice. All that remains for me to do is to make use of a tag line I stole from another poster:
Questions about grammar are acceptable in this group. Questions about grammer sho
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Thanks for your help.
I did not raised a proper question. Actually, my question is which verb I should use if the subject of a sentence is the combination of two uncountable nouns. For another example,
The consuming time and power (is,are) heavy in that system.
From your kindly help, I think the answer is "are". Am I right?
I did not raised a proper question. Actually, my question is which verb I should use if the subject of a sentence is the combination of two uncountable nouns. For another example,
The consuming time and power (is,are) heavy in that system.
From your kindly help, I think the answer is "are". Am I right?
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ylboy turpitued:
[nq:1]Thanks for your help. I did not raised a proper question. Actually, my question is which verb I should use ... and power (is,are) heavy in that system. From your kindly help, I think the answer is "are". Am I right?[/nq]
Before answering this, we need to rephrase the example, because the phrase "The consuming " is not idiomatic in English. Here are two possible rewor
[nq:1]Thanks for your help. I did not raised a proper question. Actually, my question is which verb I should use ... and power (is,are) heavy in that system. From your kindly help, I think the answer is "are". Am I right?[/nq]
Before answering this, we need to rephrase the example, because the phrase "The consuming " is not idiomatic in English. Here are two possible rewor
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