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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Was their collective/ were their collective
The media was salivating at this "hit-piece", but the only thing hit were their collective faces with some humble pie.
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Anonymous the only thing hit were their collective faces This is an equative sentence. The only thing hit = their collective faces. On one side you have a singular.
- Anonymous the only thing hit were their collective faces This is an equative sentence.
- The only thing hit = their collective faces.
- On one side you have a singular.
- On the other side you have a plural.
- In most cases the agreement is made with the left side.
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Anonymousthe only thing hit were their collective facesThis is an equative sentence. The only thing hit = their collective faces.
On one side you have a singular. On the other side you have a plural.
In most cases the agreement is made with the left side. The only thing hit was ...
However, there is some leeway in a
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