yamadew
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Hello.
Today I would like to ask about the use of pass with regard to so-called "Subject-Verb Agreement."
If you look up the word "pass" in a dictionary, you will come across such sentence as (1) given below.
(1) Six years have passed since my father died.
The reason why have, instead of has, is used is that "six years" is a plural noun phrase, of course. However, if you think of "six years" as a unit, in my opinion, you can also say "Six years has passed..."
I want to know whether there is anything in my way of thinking.
Thanks in advance.
Today I would like to ask about the use of pass with regard to so-called "Subject-Verb Agreement."
If you look up the word "pass" in a dictionary, you will come across such sentence as (1) given below.
(1) Six years have passed since my father died.
The reason why have, instead of has, is used is that "six years" is a plural noun phrase, of course. However, if you think of "six years" as a unit, in my opinion, you can also say "Six years has passed..."
I want to know whether there is anything in my way of thinking.
Thanks in advance.