is/are

[kohyoongliat]

Among those detained is/are Vee King Shaw, the yacht's owner and a nephew of Hong Kong entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw.

I think 'are' is the correct option. Am I right?

Many thanks.

[bianca]

yes, u are.

[engee30]

Among those detained is/are Vee King Shaw, the yacht's owner and a nephew of Hong Kong entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw.

I think 'are' is the correct option. Am I right?

Many thanks.

I guess no. Just rephrase the sentence, and you'll get:

Vee King Shaw... is among those detained.

[bianca]

There is an enumeration of people among those detained, so the plural 'are' is the only option here. By the way, are you a teacher?

[engee30]

Among those detained is/are Vee King Shaw, the yacht's owner and a nephew of Hong Kong entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw.

I think 'are' is the correct option. Am I right?

Many thanks.

Oops, I thought that the yacht's owner and a nephew were the same person. You should've applied a comma before the conjunction and.


Among those detained are Vee King Shaw, the yacht's owner, and a nephew of Hong Kong entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw.

[engee30]

There is an enumeration of people among those detained, so the plural 'are' is the only option here. By the way, are you a teacher?

No, I'm not, I'm afraid. I'll try to state it clearly that I am not a teacher with each and every post of mine in the future.

[bianca]

Right! (about the comma before 'and', as you specified above. It prevents misreading.)

[kohyoongliat]

In the sentence, Vee King Shaw is not necessarily the yacht's owner, I think.

[bianca]

In a series of three or more items, a comma should go before the conjuction 'and'. In case there are only two, no comma is needed. But the verb is still 'are', for obvious reasons.

[kohyoongliat]

I agree. Thanks.