J jehaddina New member Joined Oct 9, 2011 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Arabic Home Country Jordan Current Location Jordan Oct 9, 2011 #1 Which sentence is correct? "Two hundred dollars is a lot of money" or "two hundred dollars are a lot of money" Thank you so much have a great day!
Which sentence is correct? "Two hundred dollars is a lot of money" or "two hundred dollars are a lot of money" Thank you so much have a great day!
riquecohen VIP Member Joined Aug 24, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location Brazil Oct 9, 2011 #2 "Two hundred dollars" should be considered a single unit, so you should use the singular, "is." See example 8 in this link. http://www.tricity.wsu.edu/writingcenter/PDF/Subjectverb.pdf Last edited: Oct 9, 2011
"Two hundred dollars" should be considered a single unit, so you should use the singular, "is." See example 8 in this link. http://www.tricity.wsu.edu/writingcenter/PDF/Subjectverb.pdf
H hbarias New member Joined May 18, 2012 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Tagalog Home Country Philippines Current Location Philippines May 18, 2012 #3 Re: the use of plural and singular verb to be (not a teacher) "Two hundred dollars is a lot of money." This is correct. Two hundred dollars is taken as single unit. :-D
Re: the use of plural and singular verb to be (not a teacher) "Two hundred dollars is a lot of money." This is correct. Two hundred dollars is taken as single unit. :-D