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Ter Posted 19 years ago
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Are these qualities countable or uncountable?
In this sentence, "Where are respect and considerion?"
Is it correct to use "are", or should it be the singular "is"?
Is it correct to use "are", or should it be the singular "is"?
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Where are/is respect and consideratio n ? Either verb form is possible. Countability is not a consideration here.
- Where are/is respect and consideratio n ?
- Either verb form is possible.
- Countability is not a consideration here.
- The point is whether the 2 qualities are being considered as distinct ( are ) or a composite ( is ), since they do overlap in concept.
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Where are/is respect and consideration?
Either verb form is possible. Countability is not a consideration here. The point is whether the 2 qualities are being considered as distinct (are) or a composite (is), since they do overlap in concept.
Either verb form is possible. Countability is not a consideration here. The point is whether the 2 qualities are being considered as distinct (are) or a composite (is), since they do overlap in concept.
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