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normandey
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Choose the correct answer:
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How many kilos ----------------------- the meat in the pot? a) is b) are |
13 Sep 2017
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MoodyMoody
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"How many kilos of meat are in the pot?" |
13 Sep 2017
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FrauSue
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Once again, here �s an example of a question which is hard to answer as neither option seems correct. Of the two options given, "is" is the one that sounds right to me. Moodymoody has given you a good alternative. You could also ask, "How much does the meat in the pot weigh?" or more usually "How much meat is in the pot?" |
14 Sep 2017
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redcamarocruiser
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By reversing the word order, we get The meat in the pot weighs how much. Weighs is singular and applies to meat. The meat weighs x kilos. The meat is x kilos. For human weights we also use singular. I am 140 pounds. |
14 Sep 2017
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minimal70
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hi i think that in terms of the syntactic structure of the sentence, we consider the whole phrase "how many kilos of meat" the subject of the verb "to be"; thus there must be subject veb agreement. Thank you |
14 Sep 2017
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douglas
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is but I I agree with Moody: "How many kilos of meat are in the pot?" would be better. |
15 Sep 2017
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