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AlexR Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is or Are?

The habitat of the shark ... the coastal waters.
"Habitat" is singular but "waters" are plural. Which one do I put in there? Is or Are?
  

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Which word do you think is the subject of the verb, 'habitat' or 'coastal waters?

  • Which word do you think is the subject of the verb, 'habitat' or 'coastal waters?
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Which word do you think is the subject of the verb, 'habitat' or 'coastal waters?
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I'm not sure about it. That's why I'm asking. They both seem right and wrong to me at one time.
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The habitat ... is the coastal waters.
The coastal waters are the habitat ... .

My biggest problem is the students.
The students are my biggest problem.

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