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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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A Wide Range Are/IS???

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00Is or are? and why?02br
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00"A wide range of investments are/is used..."02br
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00"Is" would be grammatically correct, but "are" sounds better. Yes?02br
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00The black parts are only the modifiers of 01b01i00range.02i02b0-
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0 Incho is right, 01i00range02i00 is the actual subject. However, 01i00are02i00 is also commonly used and I wouldn't object to it.02br
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0 See this thread:02br
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00A wide range of 01b00investment02b00 01b00is02b00 available to the public. – Investment is the singular noun closest to the verb and [range] is the subject. Therefore [is] is correct. 02p

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00A wide range of investments are available to the public. Since Investmen01b00t0

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01. A wide range of investments are used...02br
002. A wide range of investments is used...02br
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00#1 focuses on the investments themselves: #2 focuses on the range of investments.02br
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