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Abdulla AbdulAziz Al-h Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Would you rather .... ?

1- Would you rather your child becomes nice, or kind?
2- Would your rather your child become nice, or smart?
3- Would you rather your child be smart, or nice?

Which of the 3 examples above ( are or is ) grammatically correct
"should I write is or are to refer to the questions?"
  

Top answer

I'd use 'turn out' rather than 'becomes'. I would not have a comma after the first adjective, So: 1- Would you rather your child turn out nice or kind? 2- Would your rather your child turn out nice or smart?

— Fivejedjon

  • I'd use 'turn out' rather than 'becomes'.
  • I would not have a comma after the first adjective, So: 1- Would you rather your child turn out nice or kind?
  • 2- Would your rather your child turn out nice or smart?
  • 3- Would you rather your child be smart or nice?
  • I don't like #1.
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I'd use 'turn out' rather than 'becomes'. I would not have a comma after the first adjective, So:

1- Would you rather your child turn out nice or kind?
2- Would your rather your child turn out nice or smart?
3- Would you rather your child be smart or nice?

I don't like #1. I see no great contrast between 'nice' and 'kind'.

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Abdulla AbdulAziz Al-hWhich of the 3 examples above ( are or is ) grammatically correct "should I write is or are to refer to the questions?"
If you think only one may be correct, use 'is'. If you think that more than one may be correct, use 'are'.
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1- Would you rather your child becomes nice, or kind?
2- Would your rather your child become nice, or smart?
3- Would you rather your child be smart, or nice
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Sorry, I meant to say "smart, or nice" .. thank you for your answers Emotion: smile
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Abdulla AbdulAziz Al-hSorry, I meant to say "smart, or nice" .
The comma after "smart" is incorrect.
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