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Chivalry Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

I don't understand the grammar here

"The NGO survives on funds from the public and activities like this open boat are instrumental in helping campaigners connect with old supporters and bring in new donors."

I got lost from the part "this open boat are",
what is this to-be verb referring to????
  

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Hi Chivalry, chivalry I got lost from the part "this open boat are", what is this to-be verb referring to???? " This is a common confusion in noun-verb agreement. Sentences, especially long ones, in which a verb is seperated from its plural subject by intervening words in singular, can confuse the reader to see it as a grammatical error.

— Prajwalkr

  • Hi Chivalry, chivalry I got lost from the part "this open boat are", what is this to-be verb referring to????
  • " This is a common confusion in noun-verb agreement.
  • Sentences, especially long ones, in which a verb is seperated from its plural subject by intervening words in singular, can confuse the reader to see it as a grammatical error.
  • Prajwal
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Hi Chivalry,
chivalryI got lost from the part "this open boat are", what is this to-be verb referring to????
"The NGO survives on funds from the public and activities like this open boat are instrumental in helping campaigners connect with old supporters and bring in new donors."

This is a common confusion in noun-verb agreem
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