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Knightofsports Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

is/are

Places I want to visit:

Rio and other parts of Brazil are/is definitely on my list.

Can I use is because it's all in one country?

Thanks!
  

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PreciousJones Can I use “ is ” No: the subject is plural. However, Rio, and other parts of Brazil, is definitely on my list. Rio (and other parts of Brazil) is definitely on my list.

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  • PreciousJones Can I use “ is ” No: the subject is plural.
  • However, Rio, and other parts of Brazil, is definitely on my list.
  • Rio (and other parts of Brazil) is definitely on my list.
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PreciousJonesCan I use “is”
No: the subject is plural.

However,

Rio, and other parts of Brazil, is definitely on my list.
Rio (and other parts of Brazil) is definitely on my list.
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Aspara Gus KnightofsportsCan I use “is”No: the subject is plural.However,Rio, and other parts of Brazil, is definitely on my list.Rio (and other parts of Brazil) is definitely on my list.
Aspara Gus KnightofsportsCan I use “is”No: the subject is plural.However,Rio, and other parts of Brazil, is definitely on my list.Rio (and other part
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Parenthesized elements do not influence subject-verb agreement.
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Aspara GusParenthesized elements do not influence subject-verb agreement.
But I'm not talking about your parenthesized example. It's the commas that confuse me. Do they work as parenthesis?
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PreciousJonesDo they work as parentheses?
Yes.
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Aspara Gus KnightofsportsDo they work as parenthesis?Yes.
So, would this work?

James, and all his friends and family members, is on the guest list.

I've never heard or seen this used before. Maybe only in writing.

Because if I say this out loud it's always are instead of is.
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PreciousJonesSo, would this work?
James, and all his friends and family members, is on the guest list.
Yes, but commas would be pretty dumb there. Let’s go back to the other sentence. If I were to say Rio, and other parts of Brazil, is definitely on my list, I would pause before and other parts of Brazil, setting it aside from t
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