Mack007
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- Feb 25, 2014
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- Native Language
- Hebrew
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- Israel
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- United States
Hello,
I hope you would be able to help me with the following sentence, please - which of the following versions is the right one, and why:
1. Listening, caring and understanding are all key to a successful relationship or
2. Listening, caring and understanding are all keys to a successful relationship
It seems like there should be an "s", meaning "keys" (because we're dealing with multiple actions), but it doesn't ring right.
Furthermore, when searching on Google for the exact combination of "are all keys to a successful", I found ~448K appearances with of "keys" (plural), but more than 2 million (more than quadruple) the same exact sentence with "key", meaning singular.
Would appreciate your help!
Thank you!
I hope you would be able to help me with the following sentence, please - which of the following versions is the right one, and why:
1. Listening, caring and understanding are all key to a successful relationship or
2. Listening, caring and understanding are all keys to a successful relationship
It seems like there should be an "s", meaning "keys" (because we're dealing with multiple actions), but it doesn't ring right.
Furthermore, when searching on Google for the exact combination of "are all keys to a successful", I found ~448K appearances with of "keys" (plural), but more than 2 million (more than quadruple) the same exact sentence with "key", meaning singular.
Would appreciate your help!
Thank you!