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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

IS AND ARE

Hi, have I used is correctly in the following?

What we need to do IS consider our options (I keep thinking I should ARE here)

What David needs to do IS consider his options

What David and Mark need to do IS consider their options (Again, I keep thinking ARE should be used)

Thanks!
  

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Hi, For what it's worth, I'd use is in all your examples. What we need to do is consider our options. What David needs to do is consider his options.

  • Hi, For what it's worth, I'd use is in all your examples.
  • What we need to do is consider our options.
  • What David needs to do is consider his options.
  • What David and Mark need to do is consider their options.
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Hi,

For what it's worth, I'd use is in all your examples.

What we need to do is consider our options.

What David needs to do is consider his options.

What David and Mark need to do is consider their options.

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Hello Anon and Tanit!:)

What about..

What we need is to consider our options.
What David needs is to consider his options.
What David and Mark need is to consider their options.

..would they be correct too?

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