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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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is or are
hey,
"blocking is for weak people"
"blocking are for weak people"
Well, which one is correct? It could be that the "is" is for the word "blocking" but in the second sentence the "are" looks like for the word "weak people" ... so that's why I don't know.
"blocking is for weak people"
"blocking are for weak people"
Well, which one is correct? It could be that the "is" is for the word "blocking" but in the second sentence the "are" looks like for the word "weak people" ... so that's why I don't know.
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Anonymous It could be that the "is" is for the word "blocking" That's right: the verb agrees with the subject of the sentence. Anonymous in the second sentence the "are" looks like for the word "weak people" No! The verb does not agree with any predicate noun.
- Anonymous It could be that the "is" is for the word "blocking" That's right: the verb agrees with the subject of the sentence.
- Anonymous in the second sentence the "are" looks like for the word "weak people" No!
- The verb does not agree with any predicate noun.
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Anonymous It could be that the "is" is for the word "blocking"That's right: the verb agrees with the subject of the sentence.
Anonymous in the second sentence the "are" looks like for the word "weak people"No! The verb does not agree with any predicate noun.
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AnonymousWell, which one is correct?The verb-subject must agree in number.
The gerunds and clauses are singular; the verb must be singular. (Blocking is a gerund.)
"Weak people" is the object of the preposition "for." It has nothing to do with the verb.
The verb is not governed by anything in the predicate:
Blocking is stupid.
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