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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Is or are

Hi.

1) I do not agree with the minister that rising house prices are a good thing.

2) I do not agree with the minister that rising house prices is a good thing.


Which sentence is correct? Is it the 1) where the linking verb agrees with the subject of the clause or the 2) where it agrees with the complement?

Thank you.
  

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Anonymous Which sentence is correct? Is it the 1) where the linking verb agrees with the subject of the clause or the 2) where it agrees with the complement? You will find both in common use and there are arguments for both forms.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Which sentence is correct?
  • Is it the 1) where the linking verb agrees with the subject of the clause or the 2) where it agrees with the complement?
  • You will find both in common use and there are arguments for both forms.
  • The wise writer recasts: I do not agree with the minister that the rise in house prices is a good thing.
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AnonymousWhich sentence is correct? Is it the 1) where the linking verb agrees with the subject of the clause or the 2) where it agrees with the complement?
You will find both in common use and there are arguments for both forms. The wise writer recasts:

I do not agree with the minister that the rise in house prices is a good thing.
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Thank you, MM, for your useful reply.
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