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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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[is/are] a condition and it's converse

In Newtonian laws of motion, there [is/are] a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.
I know it's "are".. For some reason this sentence confused me.. It's probably use of "a". So wanted to confirm the answers from gurus..
  

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Sharad In Newtonian laws of motion, there [is/are] a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion. I know it's "are".. For some reason this sentence confused me..

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  • Sharad In Newtonian laws of motion, there [is/are] a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.
  • I know it's "are"..
  • For some reason this sentence confused me..
  • It's probably use of "a".
  • So wanted to confirm the answers from gurus..
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SharadIn Newtonian laws of motion, there [is/are] a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.
I know it's "are".. For some reason this sentence confused me.. It's probably use of "a". So wanted to confirm the answers from gurus..
No, it's "is". The sentence has ellipsis of "and
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SharadIn Newtonian laws of motion, there [is/are] a condition and it's= it is (and not its) converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion. It should be is.
I know it's "are".. For some reason this sentence confused me.. It's probably use of "a". So wanted to confirm the answers from gurus..
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SharadIn Newtonian laws of motion, there [is/are] a condition and it's= it is (and not its) converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion. It should be is.
I know it's "are".. For some reason this sentence confused me.. It's probably use of "a". So wanted to
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So do I
It makes sense then
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there are, because there are two things: a condition plus its converse.
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sorry for creating the confusion over "it's". It's a typo in the original sentence. It is actually "its".

Thank you for your responses.. A quick qn..

how do you figure out whether there is an ellipsis ?
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Your question is a good example of how difficult it can be to figure out.

Many teachers would correct your sentence in this way:

<How do you figure out if there is an ellipsis? >

But, if you had intended to ellipt ""or not", from the end of your question, it could be:

How do you figure out whethe
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