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Is 'are' correctly used?

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tanguatlay
 
Reply Mon 21 Mar, 2011 11:49 pm
Which of the following are of interest to you?

Business / Finance
Kids & Education
Travel
Electronics / Computers
Beauty
Fashion / Apparels
Health / Fitness / Sports
Food
Wine & Clubbing
Movies / Music / Musical
Gaming
Mobile Content

Is 'are' correctly used? I think 'is' is the correct word.

Thanks.
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dadpad
 
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Reply Mon 21 Mar, 2011 11:54 pm
to my mind are is are correct.
"Are" is more suitable when refering to plurals. In this case i may be interested in more than one of the topics you listed.

We should wait for other opinions.
roger
 
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Reply Tue 22 Mar, 2011 12:14 am
@dadpad,
Only opinion. . . .

Which (ONE) of the following are of interest to you?

Since we are supposed to pick one from the list, I'm guessing the subject is singular and the word 'is' is correct. I am open to differing opinions.

contrex
 
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Reply Tue 22 Mar, 2011 12:58 am
@roger,
roger wrote:
Since we are supposed to pick one from the list


How do you know we are restricted to one choice only?




laughoutlood
 
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Reply Tue 22 Mar, 2011 01:28 am
@tanguatlay,
Wine & Clubbing are of interest to me.

Would you mind eversomuch if I had the wine before the clubbing?
roger
 
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Reply Tue 22 Mar, 2011 01:39 am
@contrex,
Bad assumption.
roger
 
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Reply Tue 22 Mar, 2011 01:40 am
@laughoutlood,
Good choice. You get the clubbing first, you aren't going to be interested in the wine for a long time.
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JTT
 
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Reply Tue 22 Mar, 2011 10:49 am
@roger,
Quote:
Since we are supposed to pick one from the list, I'm guessing the subject is singular and the word 'is' is correct. I am open to differing opinions.


Quote:
Bad assumption.


Or not.

Roger, what portion suggests to you that we are limited to one item?

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Joe Nation
 
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Reply Tue 22 Mar, 2011 10:50 am
@tanguatlay,
Hi:
If the readers are expected to choose ONE of the choices :
Which of the following is of interest to you?

If the readers can pick more than one :
Which of the following are of interest to you?


Note to Roger and Laugher:
I have had some wine which in the morning felt to my head like a clubbing.

Joe(is that an American English sentence?)Nation
JTT
 
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Reply Tue 22 Mar, 2011 10:59 am
@Joe Nation,
Quote:
is that an American English sentence?


Nope, it couldn't be, Joe. It's half ways intelligible. Wink
Joe Nation
 
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Reply Tue 22 Mar, 2011 11:53 am
@JTT,
Rats.
I thought I could slip one by you.

Joe (or "slip one by ya'll." if you please.)Nation
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