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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Has/Have/Is/Are

Hey all.

Could anyone help with the following?

1) Having Bob and Mark as his friends HAS/HAVE been good for him

2) The fact that Craig has had a job and been a student HAVE/HAS not helped him in his studies

3) Knowing that he is going to the concert and then going to a party HAS/HAVE made Robert happy

4) The fact that these theories ARE/IS correct HAS/HAVE been a boon to him

Cheers
  

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Hello Anon, It seems like you are having trouble identifying the true subject of the phrase, and that's why you can't tell if it should use a singular or plural verb. The subject is now in brackets. Don't make the verb agree with the closest noun, but with the overall subject.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hello Anon, It seems like you are having trouble identifying the true subject of the phrase, and that's why you can't tell if it should use a singular or plural verb.
  • The subject is now in brackets.
  • Don't make the verb agree with the closest noun, but with the overall subject.
  • Have another try now.
  • 1) [Having Bob and Mark as his friends] HAS/HAVE been good for him 2) [The fact that Craig has had a job and been a student] HAVE/HAS not helped him in his studies 3) [Knowing that he is going to the concert and then going to a party] HAS/HAVE made Robert happy 4) [The fact that [these theories] ARE/IS correct] HAS/HAVE been a boon to him
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Hello Anon,

It seems like you are having trouble identifying the true subject of the phrase, and that's why you can't tell if it should use a singular or plural verb. The subject is now in brackets. Don't make the verb agree with the closest noun, but with the overall subject. Have another try now.

1) [Having Bob and Mark as his friends] HAS/HAVE been good f
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