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Qut Posted 19 years ago
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is or are?

Among those detained is Vee King Shaw, the yacht's owner and a nephew of Hong Kong entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw.

Among those detained is or are......

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Hi, I think it's "are". But if you used "there is/are", it would be "there is". On the left are Grammar Geek and Nona the Brit, ready to start the fight.

— Kooyeen

  • Hi, I think it's "are".
  • But if you used "there is/are", it would be "there is".
  • On the left are Grammar Geek and Nona the Brit, ready to start the fight.
  • There is Grammar Geek and Nona.
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Hi,
I think it's "are". But if you used "there is/are", it would be "there is".

On the left are Grammar Geek and Nona the Brit, ready to start the fight. There is Grammar Geek and Nona.

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Among those detained is Vee King Shaw, the yacht's owner and a nephew of Hong Kong entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw.

Among those detained is or are......

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Is - because the context is Vee King Shaw. If the context involves more than one individual, than it's "are". However, I m
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QutAmong those detained is Vee King Shaw, the yacht's owner and a nephew of Hong Kong entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw.Among those detained are Vee King Shaw, the yacht's owner and a nephew of Hong Kong entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw.
(The people detained include Vee King Shaw, the yacht's owner and a nephew of Hong Kong en
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Vee King Shaw, the yacht's owner and a nephew of Hong Kong entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw.

if this is one person (not clear, but it seems he's both -- see and-- the owner of ... and the nephew of ...), then is
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Marius HancuVee King Shaw, the yacht's owner and a nephew of Hong Kong entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw.

if this is one person (not clear, but it seems he's both -- see and-- the owner of ... and the nephew of ...), then is
As I said, this appeared to me as one person. The ambiguity is making it confusing
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