Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Is or Are?
Is five confirmations all we need?
or
Are five confirmations all we need?
I believe the latter is the correct way. However, I hear the former all the time.
or
Are five confirmations all we need?
I believe the latter is the correct way. However, I hear the former all the time.
Top answer
I don't find either one objectionable. If the speaker is thinking of five confirmations as a single group that represents "all we need", then "is" is all right. After all, the corresponding assertion has "is": All we need is five confirmations.
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I don't find either one objectionable. If the speaker is thinking of five confirmations as a single group that represents "all we need", then "is" is all right.
After all, the corresponding assertion has "is": All we need is five confirmations. And you might say that this statement form is just inverted to form the question.
CJ
After all, the corresponding assertion has "is": All we need is five confirmations. And you might say that this statement form is just inverted to form the question.
CJ
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