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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
subject verb agreement
Dear grammarians, Which one would you say is correct,
1) The occasional healthy meal and a little exercise *is* simply not enough to solve the problem.
or
2) The occasional healthy meal and a little exercise are simply not enough to solve the problem.
For some reason 2) would seem to be grammatically correct, but 1) sounds, i don't know, somehow right? Perhaps it
s something to do with "exercise" being uncountable?...
Thanks in advance for your help!
1) The occasional healthy meal and a little exercise *is* simply not enough to solve the problem.
or
2) The occasional healthy meal and a little exercise are simply not enough to solve the problem.
For some reason 2) would seem to be grammatically correct, but 1) sounds, i don't know, somehow right? Perhaps it
s something to do with "exercise" being uncountable?...
Thanks in advance for your help!
Top answer
Anonymous Perhaps its something to do with "exercise" being uncountable?... Probably. Or the speaker is thinking of the single regimen.
- Anonymous Perhaps its something to do with "exercise" being uncountable?...
- Probably.
- Or the speaker is thinking of the single regimen.
- But you needn't worry overmuch.
- A native is liable to say either.
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Anonymous Perhaps its something to do with "exercise" being uncountable?...Probably. Or the speaker is thinking of the single regimen. But you needn't worry overmuch. A native is liable to say either.
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