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Jul 31, 2022 at 0:40 comment added Jack O'Flaherty Maybe it sounds odd because it should be should be "choices ... are ... conditions".
Jul 30, 2022 at 16:03 history edited tchrist♦
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Jul 30, 2022 at 16:01 history duplicates list edited tchrist♦ duplicates list edited from Agreement in "[Singular Noun] Is/Are [Plural Noun]"?, My favorite animal are dogs [duplicate], Subject-verb agreement with plural nouns [duplicate], Which sentence is correct and why (is VS are) [duplicate], Correct usage of "is" or "are" in this sentence [duplicate] to Agreement in "[Singular Noun] Is/Are [Plural Noun]"?, Subject/Complement Agreement. How to describe problem with "The thing is/are the [plural NP] (eg ... the dangers involved).", My favorite animal are dogs [duplicate], Subject-verb agreement with plural nouns [duplicate], Which sentence is correct and why (is VS are) [duplicate]
Jul 30, 2022 at 15:58 history duplicates list edited tchrist♦ duplicates list edited from Agreement in "[Singular Noun] Is/Are [Plural Noun]"? to Agreement in "[Singular Noun] Is/Are [Plural Noun]"?, My favorite animal are dogs [duplicate], Subject-verb agreement with plural nouns [duplicate], Which sentence is correct and why (is VS are) [duplicate], Correct usage of "is" or "are" in this sentence [duplicate]
Jul 30, 2022 at 15:54 comment added tchrist♦ In English, tensed verbs only ever agree with that verb's subject alone, never with any of its objects or other complements. I don't know of any other languages where some different rule than this one applies, either.
Jul 30, 2022 at 15:52 history closed tchrist♦ Duplicate of Agreement in "[Singular Noun] Is/Are [Plural Noun]"?
Jul 30, 2022 at 15:35 history edited KillingTime CC BY-SA 4.0
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