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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
UNCOUNTABLE NOUN...
The moisture and acid content of whole and low-fat milk WAS/WERE 10% and 20% and 50% and 80%, respectively.
Ok...WAS or WERE?
CONTENT is uncountable noun in this case. But the way the sentence reads makes me want to use WERE (otherwise, it makes no sense)...
What's the correct answer here?
Thanks.
Ok...WAS or WERE?
CONTENT is uncountable noun in this case. But the way the sentence reads makes me want to use WERE (otherwise, it makes no sense)...
What's the correct answer here?
Thanks.
Top answer
Anon: You are describing two distinct quantities: 1) moisture content 2) acid content These items, joined by the conjunction and , make the subject plural. The moisture and acid contents of whole and low-fat milk were 10% and 20% and 50% and 80%, respectively.
- Anon: You are describing two distinct quantities: 1) moisture content 2) acid content These items, joined by the conjunction and , make the subject plural.
- The moisture and acid contents of whole and low-fat milk were 10% and 20% and 50% and 80%, respectively.
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Anon:
You are describing two distinct quantities:
1) moisture content
2) acid content
These items, joined by the conjunction and, make the subject plural.
The moisture and acid contents of whole and low-fat milk were 10% and 20% and 50% and 80%, respectively.
You are describing two distinct quantities:
1) moisture content
2) acid content
These items, joined by the conjunction and, make the subject plural.
The moisture and acid contents of whole and low-fat milk were 10% and 20% and 50% and 80%, respectively.
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