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Himadri Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Are or Is?

hi

please tell me which one of the verb is appropriate:

"The area of this field is 200 square yards, if your mathematics ARE or IS correct."

Thanking you,

yours trully, Himadri Roy
  

Top answer

The correct word is 'is'. Although the word is mathematics with an s on the end, in British English this is singular, often shortened to 'maths'.

— Nona the brit

  • The correct word is 'is'.
  • Although the word is mathematics with an s on the end, in British English this is singular, often shortened to 'maths'.
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The correct word is 'is'.

Although the word is mathematics with an s on the end, in British English this is singular, often shortened to 'maths'.
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Nona The BritThe correct word is 'is'.

Although the word is mathematics with an s on the end, in British English this is singular, often shortened to 'maths'.
Same in U.S. [Nona, has your avatar changed a little bit?]
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I think I would say if the calculations are correct, not the mathematics. Calculations is definitely plural.

Nona the Guru, would you say calcuations or mathematics in Jolly Olde England?
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Yes, GG, calculations/computations. Maths would be loose-termed, IMO.
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"The area of this field is 200 square yards, if your mathematics ARE or IS correct."

According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (7th edition), 'mathematics' (the process of calculating using numbers) can be used with either 'is' or 'are'. The example sentence is "If my mathematics is/are right, the answer is 142."
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