Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
subject-verb agreement
"Sand, gravel, and lime IS added" or "sand, gravel, and lime ARE added"? I would choose the latter because there is more than one subject, but somehow it does not sound right in this case. What do you think?
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Anonymous "Sand, gravel, and lime IS added" or "sand, gravel, and lime ARE added"? are added Anonymous I would choose the latter because there is more than one subject, That's correct. Anonymous but somehow it does not sound right in this case.
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Anonymous"Sand, gravel, and lime IS added" or "sand, gravel, and lime ARE added"?are added
AnonymousI would choose the latter because there is more than one subject,That's correct.
Anonymousbut somehow it does not sound right in this case. What do you think?It sounds perfectly OK.
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That is possible, particularly in speech, if the speaker is thinking of a mixture.
The plural verb is correct in all situations, and the only possibility if the three substances are added separately.
The plural verb is correct in all situations, and the only possibility if the three substances are added separately.
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