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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
single is plural... how?
I'm trying to put down the following sentence:
"A comparable method is Chenney's flow tiles".
Where I run into the problem of saying 1 thing (method) is equal to several things (tiles). Now the tiles is. Which sounds weird. But
"A comparable method are Chenney's flow tiles"
sounds even more wrong.
What would be the correct way of putting it/How can I avoid this?
"A comparable method is Chenney's flow tiles".
Where I run into the problem of saying 1 thing (method) is equal to several things (tiles). Now the tiles is. Which sounds weird. But
"A comparable method are Chenney's flow tiles"
sounds even more wrong.
What would be the correct way of putting it/How can I avoid this?
Top answer
The verb agrees with the subject - here, 'method', so the verb is singular.
- The verb agrees with the subject - here, 'method', so the verb is singular.
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The verb agrees with the subject - here, 'method', so the verb is singular.
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I suppose you can insert "the Chenney's flow tiles method/procedure/technique " in front of Chenney's.
"A comparable method is the Chenney's flow tiles method/technique/procedure ".
The original is not uncommon though.
"A comparable method is the Chenney's flow tiles method/technique/procedure ".
The original is not uncommon though.
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AnonymousHow can I avoid this?A comparable method is Chenney's flow tiles method.
A comparable method is known as 'Chenney's flow tiles'.
A comparable method is called 'Chenney's flow tiles'.
A comparable method is a method known as 'Chenney's flow tiles'.
A comparable method is a method called 'Chenney's flow tiles'.
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