is or are? singular or plural?

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is or are? singular or plural?

is or are? singular or plural?

Hello dear colleagues,

I�m marking some papers and I was wondering:

My favourite thing in my room IS my photos.

What do you think? Is it correct?

And if it isn�t, should I say

My favourite things in my room are my photos

or

My favourite thing in my room are my photos?

Thanks for your help,

Chiara

10 Feb 2020

redcamarocruiser

My favorite thing is sounds the best to me.

10 Feb 2020

ben-deggoun

Hi there,

I assume it�s correct to say "my favourite thing is apples / books..." because your subject and the be-verb are in agreement.

10 Feb 2020

Thanks for your help,

good night from Italy

10 Feb 2020

redcamarocruiser

We do not say favourites things (may be a typo?). English does not decline adjectives to match noun declentions.

In this sentence since thing is the noun, we must say is in order to agree with the singular noun. The speaker was talking about her favorite thing, not her favorite things.

12 Feb 2020