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Do I say "school fees is high" or "school fees are high"? "are" sounds like a better ans though because 'school fees' is an amount undefined, I suppose it could also the the former?
What about the following:
Their school fees is/are high?
His school fees is/are high?
I do understand that fee is a countable noun, but couldn't I also lump school fees together (misc fees etc etc) and count it as singular (as one item), as in "Their school fees is high"?
For example, "Ten years ia a long period of time" is one example where I lump ten years together and count it as 'a period of time'. What about " 3 months is a long time to make a decision" ....and the list goes on.
I am thinking that if I say" Their school fees is high", this sentence may not be wrong for I am referring to high school fees, and we are not wrong to say "The high fees in schools is forcing students to drop out of schools"????????????
What about the following:
Their school fees is/are high?
His school fees is/are high?
I do understand that fee is a countable noun, but couldn't I also lump school fees together (misc fees etc etc) and count it as singular (as one item), as in "Their school fees is high"?
For example, "Ten years ia a long period of time" is one example where I lump ten years together and count it as 'a period of time'. What about " 3 months is a long time to make a decision" ....and the list goes on.
I am thinking that if I say" Their school fees is high", this sentence may not be wrong for I am referring to high school fees, and we are not wrong to say "The high fees in schools is forcing students to drop out of schools"????????????