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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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The fact that so much of the “extra” employment created since 2010 has been minimum wage, zero hour and part time explains the failure of government revenues to recover, and the deficit to shrink, according to plan.

Is "The fact" a subject and "explains" a verb (predicator) in the above sentence?

Is there an agreement between the verb "has been" and complements following it ("minimum wage, zero hour and part time")?
  

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Hi Is "The fact" a subject and "explains" a verb (predicator) in the above sentence? Correct Is there an agreement between the verb "has been" and complements following it ("minimum wage, zero hour and part time")? It doesn't have to be, there should be an agreement between the subject ( extra” employment) and the verb (has ).

— Hrsanei

  • Hi Is "The fact" a subject and "explains" a verb (predicator) in the above sentence?
  • Correct Is there an agreement between the verb "has been" and complements following it ("minimum wage, zero hour and part time")?
  • It doesn't have to be, there should be an agreement between the subject ( extra” employment) and the verb (has ).
  • So the sentence is correct as it reads.
  • Hamid
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Is "The fact" a subject and "explains" a verb (predicator) in the above sentence? Correct
Is there an agreement between the verb "has been" and complements following it ("minimum wage, zero hour and part time")?
It doesn't have to be, there should be an agreement between the subject (extra” employment) an
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AnonymousIs "The fact" a subject and "explains" a verb (predicator) in the above sentence?
Yes. Yes.
AnonymousIs there an agreement between the verb "has been" and complements following it ("minimum wage, zero hour and part time")?
No. 'has been' is singular so that it agrees with 'employment', and 'minimum wage, zero hour
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