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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
verb/noun agreement
Not sure why my colleagues and I are stumped over these, but which is correct:
--What marketing strategies is/are your initiative going to address?
and
--The ornament of a home is/are the friends who frequent it.
Thank you!
--What marketing strategies is/are your initiative going to address?
and
--The ornament of a home is/are the friends who frequent it.
Thank you!
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IMHO: --What marketing strategies is your initiative going to address? --The ornament of a home are the friends who frequent it.
- IMHO: --What marketing strategies is your initiative going to address?
- --The ornament of a home are the friends who frequent it.
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IMHO:
--What marketing strategies is your initiative going to address?
--The ornament of a home are the friends who frequent it.
--What marketing strategies is your initiative going to address?
--The ornament of a home are the friends who frequent it.
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The verb agrees with the subject in number.
"is" in both.
"initiative" is the subject, so "initiative is".
"ornament" is the subject, so "ornament is".
In the first case, the "trick" is that question form requires some inversion, so the subject ends up after the verb. The agreement is easier to see in the statement form: Your initiative is (not "are") going to ad
"is" in both.
"initiative" is the subject, so "initiative is".
"ornament" is the subject, so "ornament is".
In the first case, the "trick" is that question form requires some inversion, so the subject ends up after the verb. The agreement is easier to see in the statement form: Your initiative is (not "are") going to ad
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