Which one is correct? Why?
While conceiving ideas are desirable basic issues must first be addressed.
Shouldn't it be is instead of are as " conceiving ideas" is a single action?
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If "conceiving ideas" is supposed to refer to an action, yes, it should be "is", but I find the sentence rather awkward. A comma is also needed after "desirable".
- If "conceiving ideas" is supposed to refer to an action, yes, it should be "is", but I find the sentence rather awkward.
- A comma is also needed after "desirable".
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If "conceiving ideas" is supposed to refer to an action, yes, it should be "is", but I find the sentence rather awkward. A comma is also needed after "desirable".
0Abbas RajabpourShouldn't it be is instead of are as " conceiving ideas" is a single action?
Theoretically, for the rules of grammar, yes. The sentence is ill-conceived, though. "Conceiving ideas" is quite strange and unnatural. What else do we conceive?
This is a superior version:
While conceiving new
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