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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Another is/are

Hi again.

Unsure about the following:

"One of the main problems is/are with spelling (singular)"

"One of the main problems is/are the floods (plural)"

Not the greatest examples, I know!

Regards,

Rob
  

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Anonymous Hi again. Unsure about the following: "One of the main problems is/are with spelling (singular)" "One of the main problems is/are the floods (plural)" Not the greatest examples, I know! Regards, Rob 'one' = singular >> is

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  • Anonymous Hi again.
  • Unsure about the following: "One of the main problems is/are with spelling (singular)" "One of the main problems is/are the floods (plural)" Not the greatest examples, I know!
  • Regards, Rob 'one' = singular >> is
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AnonymousHi again.

Unsure about the following:

"One of the main problems is/are with spelling (singular)"

"One of the main problems is/are the floods (plural)"

Not the greatest examples, I know!

Regards,

Rob
'one' = singular >> is
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"of the main problems" is a prepositional phrase, so the subject of these sentences is "one," which is obviously singular. Therefore, you should use "is."
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