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Grammar

Singular vs Plural for one item

Is it 'In his hand is two drum sticks' or 'In his hand are two drum sticks' ?

  

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Where are the drum sticks? They ARE in his hand. In his hand ARE two drum sticks.

— David Hatton

  • Where are the drum sticks?
  • They ARE in his hand.
  • In his hand ARE two drum sticks.
  • If in doubt, rearrange the sentence to have the subject in front of the verb.
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Where are the drum sticks? They ARE in his hand.

In his hand ARE two drum sticks.

If in doubt, rearrange the sentence to have the subject in front of the verb. (Two drum sticks ARE in his hand.)

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