Which one is correct, is or are?
2006-07-09 04:05:34 · 8 answers · asked by Eric 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
are
2006-07-09 04:08:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"is", because the subject of the sentence is man. Man is singular so the verb tense is singular. the prase "and two women on the bus" is a conjunction, and not the subject. Your question is a subject verb agreement question.
Other wise it is: "There are a man and two women on the bus."
If you take out the conjuction "and two women on the bus," you have:
"There are a man."
which is not correct.
2006-07-09 11:09:47 · answer #2 · answered by stick man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is.
It's just one man, right?
then the answer is: There IS a man on the bus.
2006-07-09 11:09:51 · answer #3 · answered by a b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"is" cause it is refer to the first word after it "a man" and not refer to the whole " a man and two women"
2006-07-09 11:10:43 · answer #4 · answered by deddy_putra04 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ARE - plural and you are talking about three people.
2006-07-09 11:08:48 · answer #5 · answered by Sherry K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is b'coz u r talking abt "a man".
2006-07-09 11:56:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
is, are just sounds funny
2006-07-09 11:14:56 · answer #7 · answered by jasemhi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is ---- it sounds better.
2006-07-09 11:13:02 · answer #8 · answered by PFX 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋