2006-12-30 11:04:54 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
niether. the yolk of eggs is yellow.
egg whites are white.
now let's see how many people fall for it and give long winded answers as to why it's "is white"
2006-12-30 11:06:53 · answer #1 · answered by John Doe IV 3 · 8⤊ 1⤋
The yolks of eggs are yellow.
2006-12-30 19:10:09 · answer #2 · answered by Joseph F 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is called subjec-verb agreement. The subject (what is being discussed) are "the yolk of eggs." Now, the verb is whats being done, in this case, describing. The subject and verbs need to agree on the amount (simply single or multiple). Since you're talking about egg yolks in general, it's multiple. So the correct sentence is, "The yolks of eggs are white." Both yolks and eggs have to be plural and the verb has to agree, "are" instead of "is."
But to boot, egg yolks aren't white....
2006-12-30 19:08:47 · answer #3 · answered by zoralink3 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
if eggs is plural, then yolks also has to be plural. and yolks are yellow, not white. and i'm not sure that 'yolks of eggs' is even grammatically correct, i would say 'the egg yolks are yellow.'
2006-12-30 19:09:40 · answer #4 · answered by snowprincess823 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
First, yolks are yellow. Secondly, if they WERE white, grammatically, it would read "the yolk of eggs IS white". The word "yolk" is singular.
2006-12-30 19:43:10 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Sweetmusic ♥ 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You should say IS white because you are talking about the yolk. OF EGGS is just a prepositional phrase. You could take it out of the sentence and it would still be the yolk is white. So the answer is IS
2006-12-30 19:07:35 · answer #6 · answered by The Editor 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋
You can't get me on this one. The yolk of eggs is YELLOW!
2006-12-30 21:05:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The yolk (of eggs) is yellow.
The yolks (of eggs) are yellow.
2006-12-30 19:07:10 · answer #8 · answered by Abby 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Neither. It should be either "The yolk of an egg is yellow" or "The yolks of eggs are yellow."
2006-12-30 19:07:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
it is the yolk of the eggs are... yellow. ..
there are no white egg yolks.
2006-12-30 19:10:28 · answer #10 · answered by StarShine G 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The yolk of the eggs is white....cuz u r talkin about yolk, not about the eggs and yolk isnt a plural word.
2006-12-30 19:07:04 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋