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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Singular or plural?
Hi.
I found this sentence in my Eng textbook.
An adult 's brain may be older, but in it are stored a life's worth of experience.
Could someone tell me why the "are" used?
It means "A life's worth of experience are stored in it," right?
I think "is" is better because the word "experience" is singular in this sentence.
I'm sorry I'm not sure if my question makes sense.
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anonymous An adul t's brain may be older, but in it are stored a life's worth of experience s . I am also troubled by that sentence. I would correct it as shown above.
- anonymous An adul t's brain may be older, but in it are stored a life's worth of experience s .
- I am also troubled by that sentence.
- I would correct it as shown above.
- anonymous I think "is" is better because the word "experience" is singular in this sentence.
- Yes.
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anonymousAn adult's brain may be older, but in it are stored a life's worth of experiences.
I am also troubled by that sentence. I would correct it as shown above.
anonymousI think "is" is better because the word "experience" is singular in this sente
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