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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is/Are

Hello,

I would like to say: "Cooking and serving your foods is/are the key to your success!" In this case, should I use is or are please? I will be very grateful if you could let me know which one is correct. Thank you so much for your help.
  

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Anonymous Cooking and serving your foods is/are food is the key to your success! As shown above. Although 'cooking' and 'serving' are two different things, they go together by sharing the same direct object.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Cooking and serving your foods is/are food is the key to your success!
  • As shown above.
  • Although 'cooking' and 'serving' are two different things, they go together by sharing the same direct object.
  • Moreover, they link to the singular 'key'.
  • For these reasons, I would use 'is'.
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AnonymousCooking and serving your foods is/are food is the key to your success!
As shown above. Although 'cooking' and 'serving' are two different things, they go together by sharing the same direct object. Moreover, they link to the singular 'key'. For these reasons, I would use 'is'.

CJ
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"Cooking and serving your food is the key to your success!"
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Thank you very much for your help and your explanation Emotion: smile
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