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I appreciate your input but please don't give it unless you know it is grammatically correct. This is excellent advice for banu82in. When a most of expression is the subject, the verb agrees with the word after most of . Most of the butter
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Clarencetsang: If you have decided that you wish to start your sentence with "My favorite food...," you have two options: (1) You may follow the "rule" -- "food" is singular. So use the singular verb (My favorite food
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Use an uncountable noun in that structure; for plural foods, reverse the structure: ' Beans are my favorite food.'
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My favourite food is cake. Noodles are my favorite food.
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Is 'My favourite food is cakes' or 'My favourite food is cake' correct? Moreover, do we use 'they are' or 'it is' to refer to noodles?
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Should we use a plural or a singualar noun in the sentence 'My favourite food is __'?
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I would expect the singular version to be more commonly used. However, as Clive has already mentioned, both versions are used. And it is perfectly correct to use the singular verb. Clearly, "three to four nights" can be viewed as a
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Oversized bracelets, oversized earrings, oversizing of accessories, in general, is very popular now. Why is it is and not are? You can make a case for a plural verb, but no one would ever use it. Three things are popular: bracelets, earrings,
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The use of "is" in the given sentence is correct. Avangi has provided the explanation to this:"Oversizing" is a singular noun, and simply overpowers "bracelets and earrings" with the longer phrase.
Note that
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Very good question. A native speaker would avoid this kind of mixing of forms in the same compound subject. Oversizing of accessories in general, and oversizing of earrings in particular, are very popular now. This would be fine.
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