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Awence Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Subject Agreement Question
1. Three cups of flour (is, are) enough to make this cake.
My answer is "are" because the noun after "of" should be the subject. Anyone disagree? And i suppose, it is not in the same context as
2. Five thousand is a lot of money.
My answer is "are" because the noun after "of" should be the subject. Anyone disagree? And i suppose, it is not in the same context as
2. Five thousand is a lot of money.
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Even though, it might sound a lil weird to use "are" for uncountable flour, i still feel that "are" should be the correct answers. Hope to find like-minded people. haha
- Even though, it might sound a lil weird to use "are" for uncountable flour, i still feel that "are" should be the correct answers.
- Hope to find like-minded people.
- haha
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Even though, it might sound a lil weird to use "are" for uncountable flour, i still feel that "are" should be the correct answers. Hope to find like-minded people. haha
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You are talking about a quantity, which we usually use with a singular noun. You probably don't have three separate cups, each with flour in it. You have a quanity of flour that equals three cups.
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Three cups of flour is enough to make this cake.
Five thousand dollars is a lot of money.
CJ
Five thousand dollars is a lot of money.
CJ
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okie, i see the point. Thanks but still it is rather ambiguous to me.
so, shall i say,
1. Twenty-three students is more than enough to help decorate the hall.
so, shall i say,
1. Twenty-three students is more than enough to help decorate the hall.
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<<Twenty-three students is more than enough to help decorate the hall.>>
Perfect. You usually run into this pattern when you are talking about which number (of something) is sufficient or excessive.
Twelve policemen is [sufficient / enough / excessive / too many] (for this assignment).
But even 'the right number' brings out the same pattern.
Perfect. You usually run into this pattern when you are talking about which number (of something) is sufficient or excessive.
Twelve policemen is [sufficient / enough / excessive / too many] (for this assignment).
But even 'the right number' brings out the same pattern.
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