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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"is" or "are"
My friend and I got into a debate over a picture that said, "I think the greatest gift is these virtual reality goggles." One of us thinks it is correct, the other thinks it should be "are." Which one is correct?
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It is correct as written. The verb agrees with gift , not goggles . Gift is singular because the sentence refers to one gift: virtual reality goggles.
- It is correct as written.
- The verb agrees with gift , not goggles .
- Gift is singular because the sentence refers to one gift: virtual reality goggles.
- Although goggles is plural, it still counts as one unit.
- If there were more than one pair of goggles, the noun and verb would have to be plural.
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It is correct as written.
The verb agrees with gift, not goggles. Gift is singular because the sentence refers to one gift: virtual reality goggles. Although goggles is plural, it still counts as one unit.
If there were more than one pair of goggles, the noun and verb would have to be plural.
I think the greatest gifts are these (pairs of)
The verb agrees with gift, not goggles. Gift is singular because the sentence refers to one gift: virtual reality goggles. Although goggles is plural, it still counts as one unit.
If there were more than one pair of goggles, the noun and verb would have to be plural.
I think the greatest gifts are these (pairs of)
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