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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Is/are
Would it be is or are in such a case: "clearly illustrative is the [plural]" or "clearly illustrative is the [singular]"?
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May I ask ? Do you agree that "illustative" is the subject? If you do, than you should be able to tell which is correct.
- May I ask ?
- Do you agree that "illustative" is the subject?
- If you do, than you should be able to tell which is correct.
- Right!
- You have singular noun, so the verb should agree with the subject, unless I misunderstood your question.
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May I ask ?
Do you agree that "illustative" is the subject?
If you do, than you should be able to tell which is correct. Right!
You have singular noun, so the verb should agree with the subject, unless I misunderstood your question.
<<<"clearly illustrative is the [plural]" or "clearly illustrative is the [singula
Do you agree that "illustative" is the subject?
If you do, than you should be able to tell which is correct. Right!
You have singular noun, so the verb should agree with the subject, unless I misunderstood your question.
<<<"clearly illustrative is the [plural]" or "clearly illustrative is the [singula
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Hi,
May I ask ?
Do you agree that "illustative" is the subject? No.
Consider a more common word order.
<<"The photos [plural] are more clearly illustrative" "The
May I ask ?
Do you agree that "illustative" is the subject? No.
Consider a more common word order.
<<"The photos [plural] are more clearly illustrative" "The
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Uh! Just as I thought. I somehow how saw the sentence from the wrong angle. My bad!
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