Timeline for Which sentence is correct and why (is VS are) [duplicate]
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| Oct 26, 2015 at 18:56 | history | closed |
tchrist♦ Mitch JHCL Brian Hooper anongoodnurse |
Duplicate of Agreement in "[Singular Noun] Is/Are [Plural Noun]"? | |
| Oct 24, 2015 at 19:54 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Oct 24, 2015 at 19:39 | history | edited | tchrist♦ |
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| Oct 24, 2015 at 19:37 | comment | added | tchrist♦ | This is basic grammar, and far too trivial for this site. You might try English Language Learners. It is also a duplicate of english.stackexchange.com/q/17766 english.stackexchange.com/q/60888 english.stackexchange.com/q/165168 english.stackexchange.com/q/23685 english.stackexchange.com/q/167271 english.stackexchange.com/q/26402 | |
| Oct 24, 2015 at 18:45 | comment | added | Hot Licks | Assuming you get subject/verb agreement, the choice is your call. Using "is" means you're regarding the colors as an indivisible group, while "are" suggests you're considering them individually. | |
| Oct 24, 2015 at 18:05 | answer | added | Aleko | timeline score: 0 | |
| Oct 24, 2015 at 18:03 | answer | added | chasly - supports Monica | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 24, 2015 at 18:01 | comment | added | user140086 | Why would you favor the second one, please? Any reason why? I am curious. | |
| Oct 24, 2015 at 18:00 | comment | added | deadrat | There's only one thing holding you back -- the collective availability of colors. The verb needs to be singular. | |
| Oct 24, 2015 at 17:59 | review | First posts | |||
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| Oct 24, 2015 at 17:58 | comment | added | cole | I believe the second should be "The only things ..." Does that sound better? | |
| Oct 24, 2015 at 17:55 | history | asked | notAnonymousAnymore | CC BY-SA 3.0 |