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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

about a structure of the following sentence

Boko Haram’s repeated displays of brutality, its intent to commit terror attacks against an expanding list of targets, and its relationships with al-Qaeda affiliates—all in a country of strategic significance to the U.S.—is an enormous counterterrorism and intelligence challenge.

What is the subject of this sentence? But none of the subjects look like a singular.
  

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—is an enormous counterterrorism and intelligence challenge. I've underlined the subjects. The verb should be 'are'.

  • —is an enormous counterterrorism and intelligence challenge.
  • I've underlined the subjects.
  • The verb should be 'are'.
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Boko Haram’s repeated displays of brutality, its intent to commit terror attacks against an expanding list of targets, and its relationships with al-Qaeda affiliates—all in a country of strategic significance to the U.S.—is an enormous counterterrorism and intelligence challenge.

I've underlined the subjects. The verb should be
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then is the "is" after the dash a simple error?

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