Which is correct:
1) That's the opportunity Chatham Created Diamonds and Gemstones brings to you and your customers.
or
2) That's the opportunity Chatham Created Diamonds and Gemstones bring to you and your customers.
I think that number one is correct, because the subject of the sentence is the opportunity, so it must agree with the verb...the opportunity brings... right?
Or am I wrong and the subject is the diamonds and gemstones, in which case it would be .... they bring...
Please help, I cant figure this one out and this file needs to print today!
Thanks
2006-11-17 07:15:25 · 12 answers · asked by kc 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Do the diamonds and gemstones bring the opportunity? Or does the brand "Chatham Created Diamonds and Gemstones" bring the opportunity?
If it's the former, #1 is correct. If it's the latter, #2 is correct.
Either way, "Chatham Created Diamonds and Gemstones" is the subject, and "opportunity" is the object, so it doesn't matter that "opportunity" is singular.
2006-11-17 07:36:51 · answer #1 · answered by lillielil 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're right. In the first instance the subject and verb agree. It is a bit strange seeming, out
of order, with the object after the subject but before the verb. With advertising you have to do that to put the emphasis where you need it though. It's not literature. I'm glad you made sure of the agreement of subject and verb. I see more mistakes like that in my local paper.
2006-11-17 07:41:17 · answer #2 · answered by Susan M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Number #1. It is the opportunity that brings.
2006-11-17 07:29:40 · answer #3 · answered by denlasoul 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The subject is "Chatham Created Diamonds".
Whether this is singular or plural is kind of up to you. I'd say singular, because it's one organization.
2006-11-17 18:18:18 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sentence is saying "That is the opportunity which CCD&G brings to you and your customers".
CCD&G is presumably a company name (singular) and it is the subject of the main verb. Therefore "brings" is appropriate.
2006-11-17 07:37:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 is correct but your explanation is not correct.
"opportunity" agrees with the verb "is"
"CCD&G" agrees with the verb "brings"
The sentence is the same as saying
"The opportunity (that) CCD&G brings to you and your customers is that."
So the verbs would be the same as if you said:
"The opportunity (that) [the company] brings to [your group]
is that."
2006-11-17 07:32:49 · answer #6 · answered by emilynghiem 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the guideline for question is once you have a compound problem joined by the two/or or neither/nor, you need to use the problem closest to verb for settlement. Examples: Neither Timmy nor the different boys wash at the back of their ears. Neither the different boys nor Timmy washes at the back of his ears. you're completely maximum appropriate in question 2. undergo in recommendations the "as nicely as ___" is greater and might nicely be taken out of the sentence, so use your genuine problem for settlement.
2016-10-04 02:06:11 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i could be wrong, but i think it is #2. because the two places or w/e they are, are each one place, so if you replace them with one other thing, like
That's the opportunity Bob and James brings to you and your customers.
and i dont think that sounds right. but
That's the opportunity Bob and James bring to you and your customers.
sounds right.
2006-11-17 07:35:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Number 1 is correct but this is a very poorly written, unprofessional statement.
2006-11-17 15:04:23 · answer #9 · answered by rhymer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the 1st one
2006-11-17 07:31:58 · answer #10 · answered by memorris900 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋