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renada
 
Reply Wed 16 Nov, 2011 01:43 pm
washing dishes are the children job .I was wondering what is wrong with this sentence? i think "are" should be "is" !
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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Wed 16 Nov, 2011 02:32 pm
"Washing dishes" = one job (subject of the sentence) so use "is'

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Reply Wed 16 Nov, 2011 02:36 pm
Washing dishes is the children's job.
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