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Ashay2018 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Roster is plural or singular
Hello,
On the tournament roster are listed several tennis students.
In above sentence, Is roster plural noun? if it is no then why "are" is used?
Thanks
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"roster" is singular, but the verb agrees with "students", not "roster". The sentence is an inverted way of writing: Several tennis students are listed on the tournament roster.
- "roster" is singular, but the verb agrees with "students", not "roster".
- The sentence is an inverted way of writing: Several tennis students are listed on the tournament roster.
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"roster" is singular, but the verb agrees with "students", not "roster". The sentence is an inverted way of writing:
Several tennis students are listed on the tournament roster.
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In this instance, the subject of the sentence is ‘students’ which requires the plural verb, ‘are’. The word, ‘roster’ is in a prepositional phrase, “On the tournament roster” and cannot be a subject.
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