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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

is + plural

0 Is it correct to say ?02br
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00What she really hates 01b00is02b00 spiders02br
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0 Gooood question! 02br 02br 00All of the above versions are used, the problem is that I really don't know which versions are most used, common and sound best. I believe much depends on personal taste and regional usage.

— Kooyeen

  • 0 Gooood question!
  • 02br 02br 00All of the above versions are used, the problem is that I really don't know which versions are most used, common and sound best.
  • I believe much depends on personal taste and regional usage.
  • 02br 00Now let's wait for some native speakers.
  • 050010id1
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0 Gooood question! I already asked that question here, and what I can say is:02br
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00What she really hates is spiders.02br
00What she really hates are spiders.02br
00The thing she hates most is spiders.02br
00The thing she hates most are spiders.02br
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00All of the above versions are used, the problem is that I re
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0 Thanks, I share your point of view Kooyeen. In my opinion if "is" relates to "what" then there is no problem but maybe the choice of "is/are" should depend on the the word that is at the end (in this case "spiders"). Yes, let's wait for native speakers or other teachers / advanced users.02br
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00You also wrote:02br
00The thing she hates most is spiders.02b
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0Anybody ? 050010id1
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0 Yes. I would definitely say02br
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01i00What she really hates is spiders.02i02br
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00 I treat all subject noun clauses with 01i00what02i00 as singular.02br
00 And the same for 01i00the thing02i00.02br
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01i00The thing she hates (the) most is spi
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