th.19
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- Aug 4, 2011
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Hello teachers,
I have a question about the sentence that I put in the title.
"The streets are a dangerous place."
I'm aware that the phrase "the streets" talks about the streets as a whole, so that is probably why the second half of a sentence is singular.
But can anybody give me an explanation as to why the next two sentences are incorrect? (or maybe they are correct?)
(1) The streets is a dangerous place.
(2) The streets are dangerous places.
Thank you for your help as always.
th.19
I have a question about the sentence that I put in the title.
"The streets are a dangerous place."
I'm aware that the phrase "the streets" talks about the streets as a whole, so that is probably why the second half of a sentence is singular.
But can anybody give me an explanation as to why the next two sentences are incorrect? (or maybe they are correct?)
(1) The streets is a dangerous place.
(2) The streets are dangerous places.
Thank you for your help as always.
th.19