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Sleepless Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Agreement of verb and noun: a relavant audience was/were the activists
Hello!
I am confused about whether to formulate this sentence in a way that the verb agrees with the preceding noun or the one coming afterwards:
"For most of the process, a relevant audience was the activists on the Square and the Beijing residents who supported them."
It´s just that "were" instead of "was" just sounds better in my (non-native) ears!
Many thanks in advance for your advice.
I am confused about whether to formulate this sentence in a way that the verb agrees with the preceding noun or the one coming afterwards:
"For most of the process, a relevant audience was the activists on the Square and the Beijing residents who supported them."
It´s just that "were" instead of "was" just sounds better in my (non-native) ears!
Many thanks in advance for your advice.
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The verb always concords with the subject. the relevant auditors were the activists on the Square and the Beijing residents who supported them. the relevant audience was the group of activists on the Square along with the Beijing residents who supported them.
- The verb always concords with the subject.
- the relevant auditors were the activists on the Square and the Beijing residents who supported them.
- the relevant audience was the group of activists on the Square along with the Beijing residents who supported them.
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The verb always concords with the subject. If a predicate noun of the other number makes you uncomfortable, you should re-cast the sentence:
...the relevant auditors were the activists on the Square and the Beijing residents who supported them.
...the relevant audience was the group of activists on the Square along with the Beijing residents wh
...the relevant auditors were the activists on the Square and the Beijing residents who supported them.
...the relevant audience was the group of activists on the Square along with the Beijing residents wh
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