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Little Girl Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Is/Are
Hi, experts!
Eight subjects altogether is/are a hard deal.
Thanks.
Eight subjects altogether is/are a hard deal.
Thanks.
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Do you mean eight subjects studied all at the same time? ". I would probably use "is".
- Do you mean eight subjects studied all at the same time?
- ".
- I would probably use "is".
- Rather than "is a hard deal", I would more naturally say something else, such as "is hard work".
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Do you mean eight subjects studied all at the same time? Then it should be "Eight subjects all together ...".
I would probably use "is". Rather than "is a hard deal", I would more naturally say something else, such as "is hard work".
I would probably use "is". Rather than "is a hard deal", I would more naturally say something else, such as "is hard work".
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"Eight subjects all together" can be viewed as a singular concept, just like "ten minutes" in, for example, "Ten minutes is not enough time to solve it."
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