Subject verb agreement
Hi
Please help me with this sentence.
The eight slots on Pam's extra-large toaster __________ that no one has to fight over frozen waffles during breakfast.
means/mean
I think though mean seem to be an appropriate choice—considering eight slots as the subject—even means sounds okay when we consider the whole thing—the eight slots on Pam's extra-large toaster—as one unit.
Please give your views.
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As you suggested, the eight slots (plural) on the toaster, and not the toaster itself (singular), are the subject, so the verb should be mean, not means.
- As you suggested, the eight slots (plural) on the toaster, and not the toaster itself (singular), are the subject, so the verb should be mean, not means.
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As you suggested, the eight slots (plural) on the toaster, and not the toaster itself (singular), are the subject, so the verb should be mean, not means.
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