Which is correct please?
The fruit (4 pears and 3 apples) are on the table.
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The fruit (4 pears and 3 apples) is on the table.
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Almost the same as english.stackexchange.com/questions/178381/…– Stuart FCommented Jun 1 at 5:14
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2Does this answer your question? Do parenthetical statements change subject-verb agreement? The answer is no, whether the parenthetical is additive ('together with the bread / together with the vegetables') or, as here, appositive (here, an expansive paraphrase).– Edwin AshworthCommented Jun 1 at 11:27
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"The fruit (considered as a type of food) is on the table."
"The fruits (considered as individual pieces of fruit) are on the table."
