Should I use "are" or "is" in this sentence?
The technical work done at these meetings is an import precursor to the...
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1Yeah, "technical work" is just a variety of "work", a countable noun. If there are more than one then it's "works".– Hot LicksMar 21, 2019 at 22:02
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You would use is.
The issue is that the "work" in "technical work" is a mass noun or a noncount noun. Rather like "bread" or "advice," even when multiple items are involved the noun form would remain singular:
I have received a lot of advice (but not "a lot of advices")
I have eaten many loaves of bread (but not "loaves of breads")
I have a ton of work to get done (but not "a ton of works")
So even if you are doing a lot of technical projects, you are in effect still doing technical work.
The technical work ... is ...
answered Mar 21, 2019 at 19:28
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The technical work done at these meetings is an import precursor to the ....
Subject here is "The technical work" and it's singular - so you have to use "is"
