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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Correct usage of "Is" and "are"

Hi,

Please could you let me know, which one of the below statement is correct:

1) The poor is suffering.

2) The poor are suffering.

Regards,

NS
  

Top answer

Anonymous The poor are suffering. This is correct. If you talk about people and put the before an adjective , the meaning is almost always plural: The rich like money.

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  • Anonymous The poor are suffering.
  • This is correct.
  • If you talk about people and put the before an adjective , the meaning is almost always plural: The rich like money.
  • ) If the reference is not to people, a singular verb is used: The impossible fascinate s him.
  • ) CB
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AnonymousThe poor are suffering.
This is correct. If you talk about people and put the before an adjective, the meaning is almost always plural:

The rich like money. (= Rich people like money.)

If the reference is not to people, a
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1) the lion is strong

2) the lion are strong

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The lion is strong . Is the correct answer because it is only one lion.

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