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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Is or are?

As holidays is just around the corner or as holidays are just around the corner?
  

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Hi, As holidays are just around the corner. As holiday season is just around the corner. Sri

— V S Rao

  • Hi, As holidays are just around the corner.
  • As holiday season is just around the corner.
  • Sri
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Hi,
As holidays are just around the corner.
As holiday season is just around the corner.

Sri
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"Are" is the correct use here. Tthe reason for that is that it refers to a plural, not singular. If you were referring to one holiday you would then use IS instead, and would put, "As THE holiday IS just around the corner". If your case write, "As holidays ARE just around the corner".
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