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Taka Posted 12 years ago
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Singular/plural
Which is grammatically correct?
What we have to keep in mind is those three principles.
What we have to keep in mind are those three principles.
What we have to keep in mind is those three principles.
What we have to keep in mind are those three principles.
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If you're emphasizing the three principles as an inseparable unit, then is is used. If you're emphasizing them as three distinct entities, then are is used. This is often a question of style.
- If you're emphasizing the three principles as an inseparable unit, then is is used.
- If you're emphasizing them as three distinct entities, then are is used.
- This is often a question of style.
- To some people, things are always belong to a unit, no matter how many of them there are; these people use is.
- To others, things are always separate and distinct from each other; these people use are.
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If you're emphasizing the three principles as an inseparable unit, then is is used. If you're emphasizing them as three distinct entities, then are is used. This is often a question of style. To some people, things are always belong to a unit, no matter how many of them there are; these people use is. To others, things are always separate and distinct from each other; these people use are.
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