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English 1b3 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Singular vs plural

What we can do for you is/are:

Pay for your dinner tonight
Give you free drinks next time you come
And give you a free parking space next time you come

I think 'are' is correct, but it sounds awful. Which is correct and why?

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What we can do for you is : Pay for your dinner tonight and Give you free drinks the next time you come And give you a free parking space the next time you come

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What we can do for you is:

Pay for your dinner tonight and
Give you free drinks the next time you come
And give you a free parking space the next time you come
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Thank you.

May I ask why it requires a singular verb?

The subject 'what/ (that which)' relates to a number of things (paying for dinner etc), so I just wanted an explanation of why the subject is singular.
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The subject "what we can do for you" is singular.
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Hi - what if I recast it like this?

Shout you dinner and by you a round of drinks is/are what I can do for you.
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Shout you dinner - does not make any sense.

Buying your dinner and a round of drinks is what I can do for you.
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Hi,

Shout you dinner - Sounds to me like it might be Australian English.

When I lived in England, It's my shout meant It's my turn to buy a round of drinks.

Clive
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