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New Hope Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
describing weight as singular or plural
What is correct?
There are 50 kg of apples in a box.
There is 50 kg of apples in a box.
There are 50 kg of apples in a box.
There is 50 kg of apples in a box.
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New Hope 50 kg Anything other than one is plural. There is a ton of work to be done. There are three grams of gold in that chain.
- New Hope 50 kg Anything other than one is plural.
- There is a ton of work to be done.
- There are three grams of gold in that chain.
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New Hope50 kgAnything other than one is plural.
There is a ton of work to be done.
There are three grams of gold in that chain.
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AnonymousWrite "kilograms' instead of "kg" then the choice of plural seems to be obvious.Not always. Fifty kilograms is far too much for a child to have to carry.
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