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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Singular/plural
Hello,
In the sentence below should I use the singular or plural form? Thank you!
Buying a house and a car is/are similar in various aspects.
In the sentence below should I use the singular or plural form? Thank you!
Buying a house and a car is/are similar in various aspects.
Top answer
Buying a house and a car is similar in various aspects. Use 'is' because the subject is 'Buying'.
- Buying a house and a car is similar in various aspects.
- Use 'is' because the subject is 'Buying'.
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Buying a house and a car is similar in various aspects.
Use 'is' because the subject is 'Buying'.
Use 'is' because the subject is 'Buying'.
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Yoong LiatUse 'is' because the subject is 'Buying'.If the subject is 'buying', what is it similar to?
I'd go for 'are'.
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AnonymousBuying a house and a car is/are similar in various aspects.Although the subject (buying a house and a car) is singular, the singular verb would not work very well here, but then neither would the plural verb, to my ear. I’d make the subject compound and use are: Buying a house and buying a car are similar in vari
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Aspara GusThis is a prime example of why I prefer not to call such words gerunds.Nobody has mentioned gerunds.
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fivejedjonNobody has mentioned gerunds.I’m aware. I was just pointing out a good example that hadn’t occurred to me in previous discussions.
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