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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
verb agreement
Imagine that you are looking at me now. Imagine my face, my words. Now think: smile, warmth, friendship, connection, deeper meaning, all one. Imagine my face again, but this time think: normal, polite, social interaction, rules, standard, person, surface. How do these concepts change my appearance? (1)The first set of concepts are intended to bias your perception to feel a sense of closeness based on our shared goals as human beings. (2)The second set is simply following set rules and norms for social interaction, which suggests that signals of love and kindness are just superficial displays of common courtesy.
Q) Why do you think the verb is are for the subject underlined(1) and is for the subject underlined(2)?
Is it because of the omitted part, "of concepts?"
1. The first set is this. (This verb use is obvious).
2. This first set of concpets is/are this. (I think either is or are is fine. Am I wrong?)
Anyway why do you think the verb changes?
Q) Why do you think the verb is are for the subject underlined(1) and is for the subject underlined(2)?
Is it because of the omitted part, "of concepts?"
1. The first set is this. (This verb use is obvious).
2. This first set of concpets is/are this. (I think either is or are is fine. Am I wrong?)
Anyway why do you think the verb changes?
Top answer
You have correctly underlined the subject in both sentences. The headword of the subject is 'set', singular. Logic prescribes the singular verb- form 'is'; however, in British English a singular group noun can be followed by the plural form, 'are'.
- You have correctly underlined the subject in both sentences.
- The headword of the subject is 'set', singular.
- Logic prescribes the singular verb- form 'is'; however, in British English a singular group noun can be followed by the plural form, 'are'.
- The writer should have used the same form in both sentences.
- To use the singular form in one sentence and the plural in the other is sloppy.
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You have correctly underlined the subject in both sentences. The headword of the subject is 'set', singular. Logic prescribes the singular verb- form 'is'; however, in British English a singular group noun can be followed by the plural form, 'are'.
The writer should have used the same form in both sentences. To use the singular form in one sentence and the plural in the other is sloppy.
The writer should have used the same form in both sentences. To use the singular form in one sentence and the plural in the other is sloppy.
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