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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

the worst hit are ads....

Could anyone please take a look at this sentence and help explain why it is "the worst hit are ads", not "the worst hit is ads" or "the worst hits are ads"?

The study -- by media consultants Billets -- said the worst hit are ads surrounding dull sitcoms, documentaries and soccer. (Quote from The Daily Mirror.)

Thanks.
  

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e. worst affected). "hit" is an adjective and "worst" is an adverb modifying "hit".

— GPY

  • e.
  • worst affected).
  • "hit" is an adjective and "worst" is an adverb modifying "hit".
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It is an inverted form of "ads [surrounding dull sitcoms etc.] are the worst hit" (i.e. worst affected). "hit" is an adjective and "worst" is an adverb modifying "hit".
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Hi

There are sentences in English with a linking verb and the subject is singular and the object is plural (or the other way around). It is sometimes difficult to say which number the verb should be ...

- My neighbours' pets are destroying my garden

- A particular nuisance is cats
- Cats are a particular nuisance

I think the natural rule is that the number
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dave_anonThere are sentences in English with a linking verb and the subject is singular and the object is plural
There are no objects with linking verbs. We usually call them subject complements. Sorry.
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Thank you, GPY, Dave, CJ, for your replies. Now I’ve understood the phrase the worst hit - "hit” here is the past participle of the verb “hit”; “the worst” here is used to modify “hit”. And I've understood that this sentence is an inverted sentence.

Thanks again, for your help.
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