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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Pls check the sentence formation.

The stars in the night sky (are/is) a beautiful sight.
  

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You might argue this one either way because you have a linking verb between two nouns - an equative sentence - with a plural on one side and a singular on the other. The prescribed solution is generally to consider the noun on the left as subject and thus determine the agreement. stars ...

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You might argue this one either way because you have a linking verb between two nouns - an equative sentence - with a plural on one side and a singular on the other.

The prescribed solution is generally to consider the noun on the left as subject and thus determine the agreement.

... stars ... are ....

CJ