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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
"Is" vs. "are"
In a sentence such as:
"If either of these two components are not complete, the..."
do we use "is" or "are"?
"If either of these two components are not complete, the..."
do we use "is" or "are"?
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Are may sound better because of its proximity to the plural components , but either takes a singular verb form: is .
- Are may sound better because of its proximity to the plural components , but either takes a singular verb form: is .
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Are may sound better because of its proximity to the plural components, but either takes a singular verb form: is.
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