I would use "are".Should I use ARE or IS in the following sentence:
All the programming, processing, testing, and editing (ARE or IS) done by James.
I would use "are".
I would consider "is" as wrong, some people may disagree with that.Will it be true if I infer from your answer that the use of "is" or "are" may depend on the speaker and "is" is still grammatical ? (Considering that you said "I would" not "you should".)
AS I understood from the posters here, would this measurement be OK?Should I use ARE or IS in the following sentence:
All the programming, processing, testing, and editing (ARE or IS) done by James.
I would use "is". It sounds correct, and there is support from grammar too. While there are several parts to the job, there is no real sense of plurality. So with a subject containing "All the" and with no clear sense of plurality, I would use "is".Should I use ARE or IS in the following sentence:
All the programming, processing, testing, and editing (ARE or IS) done by James.
AS I understood from the posters here, would this measurement be OK?
All the programming are done by James
Programming is done by James
All the processing are done by James
Processing is done by James
All the testing are done by James
Testing is done by James
All the editing are done by James
Editing is done by James
Notice them well you will discover the difference.
I would use "is". It sounds correct, and there is support from grammar too.
AS I understood from the posters here, would this measurement be OK?
All the programming are done by James
Programming is done by James
All the processing are done by James
Processing is done by James
All the testing are done by James
Testing is done by James
All the editing are done by James
Editing is done by James
Notice them well you will discover the difference.
Should I use ARE or IS in the following sentence:
All the programming, processing, testing, and editing (ARE or IS) done by James.
Here we have two uncountable nouns together taking a plural verb.Tea and coffee contain caffeine. :tick:
Tea and coffee contains caffeine. :cross:
The question to me is whether we think of them as one group or three separate things and not whether they are countable or not:
Here we have two uncountable nouns together taking a plural verb.
BTW There are two forms ending -ing: the gerund and the present participle. The present participle is used with the auxiliary verb be to make progressive forms (She's having lunch) and adjectives (an interesting book).