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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
countable and noncountable nouns
Which one of these is correct grammatically? Two gallons of paint are all we need. Two gallons of paint is all we need.?
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Hi You need to look at the head of the phrase for the subject-verb agreement. In this case, you are needing to agree with the number of gallons you need. So you would say - One gallon of paint is all we need.
- Hi You need to look at the head of the phrase for the subject-verb agreement.
- In this case, you are needing to agree with the number of gallons you need.
- So you would say - One gallon of paint is all we need.
- Two gallons of paint are all we need.
- All the very best Dr Norman
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Hi
You need to look at the head of the phrase for the subject-verb agreement.
In this case, you are needing to agree with the number of gallons you need.
So you would say -
One gallon of paint is all we need.
Two gallons of paint are all we need.
All the very best
Dr Norman
You need to look at the head of the phrase for the subject-verb agreement.
In this case, you are needing to agree with the number of gallons you need.
So you would say -
One gallon of paint is all we need.
Two gallons of paint are all we need.
All the very best
Dr Norman
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Two gallons of paint is all we need is fine. We can see this as a singular quantity. Similar examples are:
Five pounds is a lot to pay for a cup of coffee,
Ten miles is a long way to walk on a hot day.
Five pounds is a lot to pay for a cup of coffee,
Ten miles is a long way to walk on a hot day.
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Hi
There is an excellent discussion on this at
http://www.hum.aau.dk/~af/uniengelsk/001NOUN%20PHRASES.htm
Hope this is helpful to us all!
There is an excellent discussion on this at
http://www.hum.aau.dk/~af/uniengelsk/001NOUN%20PHRASES.htm
Hope this is helpful to us all!
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