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HišŸ§in this sentenceļ¼Œcan ā€˜areā€™ be replaced by ā€˜isā€™ļ¼Œwhy or why notļ¼Ÿ One in two marriages in this country are falling apart.
Jan 19, 2021 11:58 PM
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"Is" is the correct verb here actually because "one" is the subject. "Marriages" is inside the prepositional phrase "in two marriages" so it is not the subject. That being said, this is a grammar rule we often ignore, especially in speech or conversation :)
January 20, 2021
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I donā€™t think so, because youā€™re talking about the marriages, for me sounds better ā€˜areā€™
January 20, 2021
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I agree with Jessica. The subject is "one" which is singular. The verb should be "is". "One" is modified by a preposition phrase, "in two marriages". If this is a question on a grammar test, I would use "is". However, when speaking many people will say "are" because they just said "marriages" which is plural and everyone is starting to forget about "one"; and also because one in two is fifty percent and that is a large number of marriages.
January 20, 2021
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Hey! "Are" the correct word in this instance because the noun marriages is plural. If the noun is not plural then the correct word is "is" for example "My marriage is falling apart". Hope this helps! :)
January 20, 2021
Is corresponds to the subject one..... Take for example... one of them is/are coming?
January 20, 2021
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