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Anapam Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

am i right

0 i am confused on this line.. is it correct form of subject verb agreement?02br
00India 01u00is02u00 one of the foremost 01u00country02u00 in the third world. 02br
00Some one says it should be02br
00 India is one of the foremost countries in the third world.02br
00 Singular subject should have singular verbs... why the second one is correct according to my friend.0-
  

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02br 02br 00"one of the foremost countries" - this part takes a plural noun. It's not the subject of the sentence. In the following expamples, the subect and simple verb are bolded.

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  • 02br 02br 00"one of the foremost countries" - this part takes a plural noun.
  • It's not the subject of the sentence.
  • In the following expamples, the subect and simple verb are bolded.
  • 02br 02br 01b 00He is 02b 01i 00one of the friendliest cats 02i 00I've ever met.
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0Hi anapam, and welcome to English Forums.02br
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00India IS - the main subject is India and the verb is "is," which matches the singular subject.02br
02br
00"one of the foremost countries" - this part takes a plural noun. It's not the subject of the sentence. In the following expamples, the subect and simple verb are bolded. You see the same "One of the
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