My favourite fruit ____ apples. |
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Added: May 2004 |
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| X Mode - 18th September 2004 14:33
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The noun "fruit" is singular. I can understand how one might think, "They are apples.", but I don't see the logic in choosing a plural verb here. Still, "My favorite fruit is apples." could sound strange with the singular verb right next to the plural "apples". I would still go with "is" though. A singular subject means a singular verb.
What about, "Apples are my favorite fruit." ?
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| kimyoungseok - 15th December 2006 03:19
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| apples is the plural so I should choose rhe fruit are apples
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| Amutha - 27th December 2006 06:33
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| Obviously, the singular subject "fruit" should take a singular verb "is".
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| Wallander - 6th February 2007 15:20
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| Prove that "my favorite fruit" is the subject here. Couldn't we consider "apples" as the real subject? I think that the most "natural" order for this sentence would be "Apples are my favourite fruit". What do you think?
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| kimmikoto - 22nd April 2007 01:31
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| I'm putting my money on, 'is.'
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| Claudia - 26th April 2007 04:35
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| I think it is "are" because apples is plural.
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| kayla - 28th March 2008 01:14
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| thanks
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