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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Use of plurals

When refering to a situation that may have more than one, which verb would be used? Here is an example -



During the review you were requested to either provide documentation to verify that your dependent(s) enrolled in the benefit plans meet the plan eligibility requirements or to indicate that your dependent(s) is not ineligible.



Based on the results of the review, your dependent(s) listed below is not eligible for coverage under the benefit plans:

Should I use is/are for the verb?
  

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Anonymous Should I use is/are for the verb? Yes. I don't see any way to avoid it if you don't know how many dependents are going to be listed below.

  • Anonymous Should I use is/are for the verb?
  • Yes.
  • I don't see any way to avoid it if you don't know how many dependents are going to be listed below.
  • CJ
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AnonymousShould I use is/are for the verb?
Yes. I don't see any way to avoid it if you don't know how many dependents are going to be listed below.

CJ

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