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Sitifan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Ving and Ving: singular or plural

Paying attention in class and preparing for tests early ___ important.

Which word should I use to fill in the blank, is or are?
  

Top answer

and ... are ... are.

  • and ...
  • are ...
  • are.
  • Why not?
  • CJ
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... and ... are ...

are.

Why not?

CJ
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___ ____ important to pay attention in class and prepare for tests early.

It is or They are?
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sitifan_ _ important to pay attention in class and prepare for tests early.

It is or They are?

It is...
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sitifan_ _ important to pay attention in class and prepare for tests early.
It is or They are?
It is important ...

Only it can be preposed when inverting the sentence.

CJ
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Previewing and reviewing lessons every day ___ important.

(A) is (B) are

To preview and review lessons every day ___ important.

(A) is (B) are

What are the answers to the above questons?
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sitifanPreviewing and reviewing lessons every day ___ important.
(A) is (B) are

To preview and review lessons every day ___ important.

(A) is (B) are

What are the answers to the above questons?
I think (and I'm guessing) a rigid prescriptive grammarian would say are for the first, is for the second. I'm not

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