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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Is versus are

Please help with the following sentence. Emotion: sad

" Each of the climbers is/are reminded of the splendor and magnificence of God's great Earth."

I choose "are" to complete the sentence, but "is" was the correct answer.

Can someone please explain this to me?
  

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The prepositional phrase "of the climbers" confuses the true subject. If you leave the prepositional phrase out you get this: Each (one) is / are reminded of the spendor... Would you still select "are"?

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  • The prepositional phrase "of the climbers" confuses the true subject.
  • If you leave the prepositional phrase out you get this: Each (one) is / are reminded of the spendor...
  • Would you still select "are"?
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The prepositional phrase "of the climbers" confuses the true subject.
If you leave the prepositional phrase out you get this:

Each (one) is / are reminded of the spendor...

Would you still select "are"?
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