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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Whether singar or plural ?
Please see the following sentence.
" What most workers in our division look for in a lunch menu is low-priced items."
In that sentence, what clause is the third person singular but the object of low-priced items is plural. (1) Is it a wrong sentence ?
If correct, Can I express like this.
(2) They are a doctor. Make sense ?
(2) It is them. Make sense ?
Whether verb should be singular or plural depends on only subject's.
Please teach me for it.
" What most workers in our division look for in a lunch menu is low-priced items."
In that sentence, what clause is the third person singular but the object of low-priced items is plural. (1) Is it a wrong sentence ?
If correct, Can I express like this.
(2) They are a doctor. Make sense ?
(2) It is them. Make sense ?
Whether verb should be singular or plural depends on only subject's.
Please teach me for it.
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Son James (1) Is it a wrong sentence ? No, not really. 'Low-priced items' is a single concept.
- Son James (1) Is it a wrong sentence ?
- No, not really.
- 'Low-priced items' is a single concept.
- (2) They are a doctor.
- Make sense ?
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Son James (1) Is it a wrong sentence ?No, not really. 'Low-priced items' is a single concept.
(2) They are a doctor. Make sense ? -- No.
(2) It is them. Make sense ?-- Yes
Son JamesWhether verb should be singular or plural depends on only subject's.In theory, yes.
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"is" corresponds with subject clause"What most workers in our division look for in a lunch menu" which is a singular. "Low-priced items"is just "a fact",A fact is also a singular.
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