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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

days, are, is

Is there a case that either is or are could be used here?

If it was anything other than days, would it solely be are that is used?

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"The next few days IS/ARE going to be important"
  

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I think are is the usual, since ' the next few days ' is so obviously plural, but it really depends on how the speaker is envisioning the subject-- several individual days (ARE) or a single period of time (IS). Days is no special case-- the same argument could be applied to any unit. The last two days have been the happiest of my life.

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  • I think are is the usual, since ' the next few days ' is so obviously plural, but it really depends on how the speaker is envisioning the subject-- several individual days (ARE) or a single period of time (IS).
  • Days is no special case-- the same argument could be applied to any unit.
  • The last two days have been the happiest of my life.
  • Two days is enough holiday for me.
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I think are is the usual, since 'the next few days' is so obviously plural, but it really depends on how the speaker is envisioning the subject-- several individual days (ARE) or a single period of time (IS). Days is no special case-- the same argument could be applied to any unit.

The last two days have been the happiest of my life.
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