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Ohayo_suki Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Is or are??
Hi
Ten miles ____ a long way to walk
a) is
b) are
In my opinion, 'is' is the correct answer. Am i right?? Whether the answer is 'is' or 'are', can someone pls explain? Thank you very much!
Ten miles ____ a long way to walk
a) is
b) are
In my opinion, 'is' is the correct answer. Am i right?? Whether the answer is 'is' or 'are', can someone pls explain? Thank you very much!
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I agree that it's "is" The reason is that the 10 miles is considered as one unit of distance and not as 10 individual miles. Since they're considered as one unit of 10 miles, you would use the singular form of the verb, which is "is" I hope that clears it up for you.
- I agree that it's "is" The reason is that the 10 miles is considered as one unit of distance and not as 10 individual miles.
- Since they're considered as one unit of 10 miles, you would use the singular form of the verb, which is "is" I hope that clears it up for you.
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I agree that it's "is"
The reason is that the 10 miles is considered as one unit of distance and not as 10 individual miles. Since they're considered as one unit of 10 miles, you would use the singular form of the verb, which is "is"
I hope that clears it up for you.
The reason is that the 10 miles is considered as one unit of distance and not as 10 individual miles. Since they're considered as one unit of 10 miles, you would use the singular form of the verb, which is "is"
I hope that clears it up for you.
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"Ten miles is a long way to walk" is correct.
The subject of the sentence IS NOT "ten miles." The subject of the sentence is "a long way to walk". <--singular.
A long way IS ten miles.
The subject of the sentence IS NOT "ten miles." The subject of the sentence is "a long way to walk". <--singular.
A long way IS ten miles.
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Ok, sorry about that...
I assume it would be the same as saying "Smart you are." I'm not up on my Yoda-speak and rules, though.
I assume it would be the same as saying "Smart you are." I'm not up on my Yoda-speak and rules, though.
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In sentences with "to be" as the main verb, and in which both the subject and the subject complement are noun phrases, it isn't always easy to decide which is which.
In the example, "ten miles" can certainly be the subject of the sentence as much as "a long way to walk" can.
Haogide is right in saying that "ten miles" is considered a unit, and that's why it admits a singular verb.
In the example, "ten miles" can certainly be the subject of the sentence as much as "a long way to walk" can.
Haogide is right in saying that "ten miles" is considered a unit, and that's why it admits a singular verb.
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ohayo_suki Hi
Ten miles ____ a long way to walk
a) is
b) are
In my opinion, 'is' is the correct answer. Am i right?? Whether the answer is 'is' or 'are', can someone pls explain? Thank you very much!
Are
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ohayo_sukiTen miles ____ a long way to walk
Think of it like this:
A distance of ten miles is a long way to walk.
CJ
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