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English 1b3 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Subject Verb Agreement and Plurality

I have indicated what I believe to be the subjects in the below interrogative sentences:
Is your house ready to be renovated?
Have you combed your hair?
Who is cooking the brownies?
What was your name?

What you would you say is the subject in the below sentence in italics?

Is it 'what' or 'words'? And if it is 'what', shouldn't we change 'are' to 'is'?

What type of phrase are the words in bold?
  

Top answer

Hi there, English 1b3 I have indicated what I believe to be the subjects in the below interrogative sentences: I see no indications. Sometimes if you convert a question into a statement, the subject becomes clear. Is your house ready to be renovated?

— RandomGuy

  • Hi there, English 1b3 I have indicated what I believe to be the subjects in the below interrogative sentences: I see no indications.
  • Sometimes if you convert a question into a statement, the subject becomes clear.
  • Is your house ready to be renovated?
  • Your house is ready to be renovated.
  • Have you combed your hair?
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Hi there,
English 1b3I have indicated what I believe to be the subjects in the below interrogative sentences:
I see no indications.

Sometimes if you convert a question into a statement, the subject becomes clear.

Is your house ready to be renovated?
Your house is ready to be renovated.

Have you combed your h
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Aspara GusI see no indications.
Sorry - I forgot to indicate Emotion: smile
Aspara Gus
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English 1b3So the singular verb 'is' is correct then.
In my amended version, yes.
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Aspara Gusamended version
Must we include 'group of'? The fact that 'words' is plural already indicates it's a group.
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I used group to avoid the equal awkwardness of is or are.
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Aspara GusI used group to avoid the equal awkwardness of is or are.
I presumed so. That was the main reason I asked the question. The subject - verb - complement agreement made an awkward sentence. Cheers
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