0
Kelly Tan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Have or has

The current high temperatures plus the fact that we've had no rain in recent months have/has contributed to the dangerously low level in our reservoirs.

Which is the correct verb and why please? Thanks
  

Top answer

Kelly Tan The current high temperatures Even if your sentence were just this, you would need have , but, it's even more than this because you have added something else to it as well by the word plus : Kelly Tan The current high temperatures plus the fact that we've had no rain in recent months have/has contributed This is the combination of a plural noun + a singular noun that will result in plural. Hence, I'd use "have".

— Anon203c8

  • Kelly Tan The current high temperatures Even if your sentence were just this, you would need have , but, it's even more than this because you have added something else to it as well by the word plus : Kelly Tan The current high temperatures plus the fact that we've had no rain in recent months have/has contributed This is the combination of a plural noun + a singular noun that will result in plural.
  • Hence, I'd use "have".
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
Kelly TanThe current high temperatures
Even if your sentence were just this, you would need have, but, it's even more than this because you have added something else to it as well by the word plus:
Kelly TanThe current high temperatures plus the fact that we've had no rain in recent months have/has contributed
T
0

Related Questions