The following staff are/is (?) absent today John doe jane doe bob doe Are there any questions i should be asking Is there any articles available on the subject My instinct is that in the two questions above, it should be 'are' as the subjects of the sentences ( Thanks to the responses, they cleared it up nicely
I noticed the subject title changed from it's original blank, blank, and i am/are… I am adding it back in as a comment, since the new header makes it impossible to find using a google search. Although the pattern of writing a word like option (s) is called paranthetic plurals, the word is both singular and plural If the usage of the word in the sentence is extremely limited (like in the example you provided) you can use it like regardless of what option(s) is (are) decided if the usage becomes more complex, it's better to stick with one of the forms throughout Is it correct to say, the team that will be attending with me is listed below Or should i say the team that will be attending with me are listed below
But in my understanding (though i am not a native speaker) is, that the is/are has to refer either to the set or the characteristics and therefore the beginning of the sentence doesn't matter. Singular or plural following a list james and mark are going to help you Here, i use 'are' because the subject is plural James or mark are going to help you The subject, which are has to agree with, is secret ballots The fact that secret ballots and an important sign have different pluralities isn't ungrammatical.
Please log a cip if any of the following is required to make the change Please log a cip if any of the following are required to make the change I believe it should be are I want to make a official call and ask the other person whether he is free or not at that particular time I think asking, “are you free now?” does't sound formal So, are there any alternatives to.
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