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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

singular or plural

0 (1) The police ( is / are ) investigting the cause of the accident.02br
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00 (2) One third of students ( is / are ) against the plan.02br
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00 (3) Two thirds of students ( is / are ) against the plan.02br
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00 (4) Either the furniture or the tables ( is / are ) important.02br
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00 (5) The furniture as well as the tables ( is / are ) important.02br
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00 In each of the above five examples, which is the right verb, is or are?02br
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0Hi Anon,02br
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00This looks like a homework exercise. You should have a try first - indicate what you think the answers are, and then we can help, okay?0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10(1) The police ( is / are ) investigting the cause of the accident.12br
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10 (2) One third of students ( is / are ) against the plan.12br
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10 (3) Two thirds of students ( is / are ) against the plan.12br
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10 (4) Either the furniture or the
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0(1) The police ( is / 01b00are 02b00) investigting the cause of the accident.02br
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00(2) One third of students ( is / 01b00are02b00 ) against the plan.02br
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00(3) Two thirds of students ( is / 01b00are02b00 ) against the plan.02br
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00(4) Either the furnitu
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0 Just out of curiosity, why are the tables mentioned separately? Are they not part of the furniture? 0-
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