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Seloc@n Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
One question on subject and verb agreement
An energy and climate bill remains locked by debate within the U.S. Senate.
Above the sentence, There are two subjects( An energy and climate bill ) in that sentence but the main verb is singular.
Why? Thanks
Above the sentence, There are two subjects( An energy and climate bill ) in that sentence but the main verb is singular.
Why? Thanks
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'an energy and climate bill' is considered to be one bill. There is one bill, which concerns energy and climate. There are not two bills, one concerning energy, the other concerning climate.
- 'an energy and climate bill' is considered to be one bill.
- There is one bill, which concerns energy and climate.
- There are not two bills, one concerning energy, the other concerning climate.
- (that is, "energy and climate" is a compound adjective.
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'an energy and climate bill' is considered to be one bill. There is one bill, which concerns energy and climate. There are not two bills, one concerning energy, the other concerning climate.
(that is, "energy and climate" is a compound adjective. Perhaps it should be written as "an energy-and-climate bill", but I'm not entirely sure about the rules for hyphenation here...)
(that is, "energy and climate" is a compound adjective. Perhaps it should be written as "an energy-and-climate bill", but I'm not entirely sure about the rules for hyphenation here...)
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'An energy and climate bill remains locked by debate within the U.S. Senate. '
If two singular nouns refer to the same person or thing, or if two subjects together express one idea, then the verb must be singular.
1.My friend and advisor has come.
The person is , my friend and benefactor and will be considered as singular rather than plural.
Let us c
If two singular nouns refer to the same person or thing, or if two subjects together express one idea, then the verb must be singular.
1.My friend and advisor has come.
The person is , my friend and benefactor and will be considered as singular rather than plural.
Let us c
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