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Allthewayanime Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Few hours are/is

If we say "a few hours of Photoshop work" the verb should be singular or plural?

e.g. "A few hours of Photoshop work are/is hard work."
  

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Hi, I'd say: A few hours of working with Photoshop are hard work. Regards

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Hi,

I'd say:

A few hours of working with Photoshop are hard work.

Regards
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allthewayanimeIf we say "a few hours of Photoshop work" the verb should be singular or plural?
There is no generalized answer. It depends whether you are focusing on the total amount of time (is) or on the individual hours (are). In the example sentence you gave, I'm guessing your focus is on the total amount of time, so I'd say you want
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