please check this one sentence! it's urgent!

[madu410]

should i write 1 or 2?

1) [FONT=&quot]Love of and curiosity about finance have been the leading factors in my decision to apply to Binghamton University.

or

2) [/FONT] [FONT=&quot]It is the love and curiosity of finance that has been the leading factor in my decision to apply to Binghamton University.

please help me!!!
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[Tdol]

I'm not convinced that love is a particularly good choice of word for an application, but the first reads better than the second to me.

 

[madu410]

I'm not convinced that love is a particularly good choice of word for an application, but the first reads better than the second to me.

thanks! what about have? should it be has?

 

[samaritan]

should i write 1 or 2?

1) [FONT=&quot]Love of and curiosity about finance have been the leading factors in my decision to apply to Binghamton University.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]or[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]2) [/FONT][FONT=&quot]It is the love and curiosity of finance that has been the leading factor in my decision to apply to Binghamton University.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]please help me!!![/FONT]

An overwhelming interest in finance is the main reason for applying to Binghamton University.

 

[samaritan]

should i write 1 or 2?

1) [FONT=&quot]Love of and curiosity about finance have been the leading factors in my decision to apply to Binghamton University.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]or[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]2) [/FONT][FONT=&quot]It is the love and curiosity of finance that has been the leading factor in my decision to apply to Binghamton University.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]please help me!!![/FONT]

An overwhelming interest in finance is my reason for applying to
Binghamton University.