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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Is vs are

What is the subject and verb in the sentence?
What are the subject and verb in the sentence?
Which one is correct? And please explain to me the grammar.
Thanks
Jignesh
  

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Jigneshbharati Which one is correct? You may use either; I would choose 'are' for formal purposes, but we often use 'is' for simplicity and if conceiving of 'subject and verb' as a unit in some sense.

— Mister Micawber

  • Jigneshbharati Which one is correct?
  • You may use either; I would choose 'are' for formal purposes, but we often use 'is' for simplicity and if conceiving of 'subject and verb' as a unit in some sense.
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JigneshbharatiWhich one is correct?
You may use either; I would choose 'are' for formal purposes, but we often use 'is' for simplicity and if conceiving of 'subject and verb' as a unit in some sense.
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I am just confused by "subject and verb" so I think it should be "are"
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JigneshbharatiI am just confused by "subject and verb" so I think it should be "are"
That is not confusion; it is grammatical concord.
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