Are / Is (Guest:Shirley Wright)

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#3736 Fri, 08 Aug 03 11:25 PM

Please tell me which is correct:

"Calibrated Test, Measurement and Diagnostic equipment ARE maintained through.........." vs

"Calibrated Test, Measurement and Diagnostic equipment IS maintained through........"

Thank you. shirley.wright@promega.com

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#3744 Fri, 08 Aug 03 11:39 PM

That's a tough one!

"Calibrated Test, Measurement and Diagnostic equipment IS maintained through........"

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#3851 Sun, 10 Aug 03 07:31 AM

The first part (Calibrated test, measurement and Diagnostic) are adjectives describing the equipment and with Equipment (which is uncountable) we use IS

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