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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Verb-Noun Agreement Quick Question
Hello all,
I am writing an essay on modern Iranian history and have a question concerning this sentence construction:
"The highest concentration of Arabs in Iran lives in Khuzestan" Am I correct in connecting the verb to the first noun? Or is it appropriate to write "the highest concentration of Arabs in Iran live in Khuzestan," thereby linking the verb to the second noun?
The second one sounds intuitively better, but I have a feeling that it's wrong. Thanks for replying!
I am writing an essay on modern Iranian history and have a question concerning this sentence construction:
"The highest concentration of Arabs in Iran lives in Khuzestan" Am I correct in connecting the verb to the first noun? Or is it appropriate to write "the highest concentration of Arabs in Iran live in Khuzestan," thereby linking the verb to the second noun?
The second one sounds intuitively better, but I have a feeling that it's wrong. Thanks for replying!
Top answer
The verb concords grammatically with 'concentration', and it concords notionally and proximally with 'Arabs'. I would recast: The Iranian Arab population is concentrated in Khuzestan.
- The verb concords grammatically with 'concentration', and it concords notionally and proximally with 'Arabs'.
- I would recast: The Iranian Arab population is concentrated in Khuzestan.
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The verb concords grammatically with 'concentration', and it concords notionally and proximally with 'Arabs'. I would recast:
The Iranian Arab population is concentrated in Khuzestan.
The Iranian Arab population is concentrated in Khuzestan.
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