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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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0 I have some trouble with an English sentence, in the following sentence shoulc the verb (emphasized) be are or is (as someone suggested)? 02 br
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00 " 00 It is said that children and adults lie for very different reasons. For one thing, young children don’t yet understand that the truth and what they want to be true 01 b 00 are 02 b 00 not always the same thing! " 02 br
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00 Thank you! /Cat 0-
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00 " 00 It is said that children and adults lie for very different reasons. For one thing, young children don’t yet understand that the truth and what they want to be true 01 b 00 are 02 b 00 not always the same thing! " 02 br
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00 Thank you! /Cat 0-
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0 are - but the sentence doesn't make sense unless you include whatever it is not the same thing as (if you see what I mean). 02 br
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00 what they want to be true and 01 b 00 what actually is true 02 b 00 are not always the same thing. 0-
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00 what they want to be true and 01 b 00 what actually is true 02 b 00 are not always the same thing. 0-
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0 thanks, I see what you mean... Could you explain why it should be are and not is? I would be ever so grateful.../Cat 0-
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0 Because you now have two things -1) what is true 2) what they think is true - so you need the plural form 'are'. 0-
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