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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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The taste of these mangoes are different

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The taste of these mangoes are different

  

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Hello, The taste of these mangoes is different. You have to take "the taste" into account, which singular. So you need "is" not "are".

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  • Hello, The taste of these mangoes is different.
  • You have to take "the taste" into account, which singular.
  • So you need "is" not "are".
  • That means "is" agrees with "the taste".
  • You might also mean "These mangoes' tastes are different because some of them are ripe but the others are unripe or somewhat rotten".
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Hello,

The taste of these mangoes is different.

You have to take "the taste" into account, which singular. So you need "is" not "are". That means "is" agrees with "the taste".

You might also mean "These mangoes' tastes are different because some of them are ripe but the others are unripe or somewhat rotten". You know better what you mean.

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