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Vsuresh Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Subject Verb Agreement

Hi

Please give your views.

This sentence is from a news report in BBC.

I was surprised seeing "are" here.

Shouldn't it be "is"?

Cooking oils are a kitchen staple. But there’s a lot of conflicting information regarding how healthy each of them are.

  

Top answer

vsuresh I was surprised seeing "are" here. Which 'are' surprised you? vsuresh Shouldn't it be "is"?

— CalifJim

  • vsuresh I was surprised seeing "are" here.
  • Which 'are' surprised you?
  • vsuresh Shouldn't it be "is"?
  • Which 'are' should be 'is'?
  • Neither 'are' bothers me, but the one at the end might be changed to 'is', also without bothering me.
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vsureshI was surprised seeing "are" here.

Which 'are' surprised you? Emotion: smile

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vsureshhow healthy each of them are.

I would correct that to "is".

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