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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Inflection of verbs

Thank you for your help. I would like you to check which sentence is correct.
More specifically, I want to know how the verbs inflect when we co-ordinate the phrases like "what to DO"

(1) a. What to buy and what to sell makes me nervous.
b. What to buy and what to sell make me nervous.

(2) a. What to see and what to know is different.
b. What to see and what to know are different.
  

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Hi, Thank you for your help. I would like you to check which sentence is correct. More specifically, I want to know how the verbs inflect when we co-ordinate the phrases like "what to DO" (1) a.

— Clive

  • Hi, Thank you for your help.
  • I would like you to check which sentence is correct.
  • More specifically, I want to know how the verbs inflect when we co-ordinate the phrases like "what to DO" (1) a.
  • What to buy and what to sell makes me nervous.
  • b.
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Hi,
Thank you for your help. I would like you to check which sentence is correct.
More specifically, I want to know how the verbs inflect when we co-ordinate the phrases like "what to DO"

(1) a. What to buy and what to sell makes me nervous.
b. What to buy and what to sell make me nervous.
Here, I wouldn't say 'make' is wrong. However, I I feel that the writer is cons
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