Cogar  +  470190 Tue, 29 Jan 08 03:04 PM     Hello all, should it be singular or plural since oranges might not exist. There will be an apple, and some oranges if any, that  (is/are) going to be used for the game. Cogar Joined on Sun, Apr 8 2007 Full Member 187 Plurals

	Yankee  +  470197 Tue, 29 Jan 08 03:19 PM Your sentence doesn't make a lot of sense to me.  The sentence suggests that the game requires more than just the one apple in order to be played. Whatever the case may be, I guess I'd avoid the problem completely and might say something like this: There will be an apple and, if any are available, some oranges used for the game. Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,494 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

	Yoong Liat  +  470199 Tue, 29 Jan 08 03:20 PM  Cogar wrote:     Hello all, should it be singular or plural since oranges might not exist. There will be an apple, and some oranges if any, that  (is/are) going to be used for the game. There will be an apple, and some oranges, if any, that  are going to be used for the game. There should be a comma after 'oranges'. Hence, it is clear that 'are' should be used. Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757 Plurals, Commas

	Doll  +  470200 Tue, 29 Jan 08 03:22 PM I would use "are". "And" combines an apple and some oranges. Doll Joined on Sat, Mar 10 2007 Senior Member 2,811