THE SENTENCE IS LIKE THIS:
10 LITERS WATER IS/ARE USED.
WHICH ONE IS TRUE? IS OR ARE?
2007-05-02 01:48:13 · 12 answers · asked by sj 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
you can only contain 10 liters of water in a single container, so it is treated as a single entity, that said,
10 liters of water is used...
unless ofcourse if you have ten seperate one liter container
2007-05-02 01:59:38 · answer #1 · answered by billius 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The correct usage is ARE
Ten liters of water are used.
Ten liters is the noun, of water just describes the noun. When ever extra wording makes things unclear, just try pronouncing the sentence with only the noun. Ten liters are used, Ten liters is used.
Ten liters are used.
2007-05-02 02:58:18 · answer #2 · answered by Duane G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to add an "of" here. In "10 liters of water" the "...of water..." is a prepositional phrase. The way to find the correct verb for a prepositional phrase is to temporarily remove the prepositional phrase, and see what works in the remainder of the sentence. So: "10 liters [...] are used." "Are" is the answer. :) Hope that helped!
2007-05-02 02:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by Pres 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct sentence for your question is 10 liters of water is used because based on the subject-verb agreement that Titles, amounts, and measurements take singular verbs.
2007-05-02 02:03:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 liters of water is...
10 liters water is one thing though
2007-05-02 01:53:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever you wonder about what word to use, try saying them aloud in the sentence.
The correct sentence: 10 liters of water are used.
2007-05-02 01:56:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since liters is plural, you need a plural verb: Ten liters of water are used. I notice also that you forgot the preposition "of" in the sentence.
2007-05-02 01:51:32 · answer #7 · answered by barrych209 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 21:49:05 · answer #8 · answered by leticia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are
another way of putting the statement and it would beas good as the one listed would be
ten liters of water are used
In either sense liters is the subject and thus needs the plural verb are
2007-05-02 02:53:16 · answer #9 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
35 years of teaching English makes this one easy.
Ten liters of water are----.
2007-05-02 01:56:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋