Is this correct?
1. How much room does ethics have in our legal system?
Or should it be:
2. How much room do ethics have in our legal system?
2006-10-10 04:18:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Though Ethics appears to be plural, it's a grey area as it is both singular and plural at the same time.
In your sentence, since Ethics does not refer to several rules of Ethics, or a collection of ethics, it refers to the SUBJECT of Ethics, which is Singular - and thus, the first is more correct in this situation.
2006-10-10 04:28:52 · answer #1 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Number 2
2006-10-10 04:25:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe # 2 is the correct version.
If you were to write #1 as "does an ethic" it would be ok...
2006-10-10 04:28:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How much room does ethics have in our legal system?
> because ethics may be in plural form but is singular
2006-10-10 04:28:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grammatically correct..
2016-03-28 03:44:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1
2006-10-10 04:34:34 · answer #6 · answered by mickeyg1958 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1
2006-10-10 04:26:38 · answer #7 · answered by U can't b serious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ethics is your noun in this sentence and since it is plural the correct answer is sentence #2.
2006-10-10 04:24:45 · answer #8 · answered by Neenah 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Number two (2).
2006-10-10 04:24:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I vote for #2
2006-10-10 04:21:40 · answer #10 · answered by Kelli550 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋