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Londonderry Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Plural verbs

I just heard the weatherman say, "Three to five inches of snow is expected in the higher elevations". And he said " Two inches has already fallen". Shouldn't these be plural verbs? ...are expected AND have already fallen?
  

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Quantities are usually considered singular even when expressed as a plural number of units. Three years is a long time. Two miles is not very far.

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  • Quantities are usually considered singular even when expressed as a plural number of units.
  • Three years is a long time.
  • Two miles is not very far.
  • Ten dollars is all I have.
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Quantities are usually considered singular even when expressed as a plural number of units.

Three years is a long time.
Two miles is not very far.
Ten dollars is all I have.
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