"There are a number of good architecture companies in New York. Yallow and more are said to be one of the best."
Yallow and More IS a company name. It Is said to be ONE of the best. So why in the original sentence they use auxiliary verb ARE for Yalllow and More?
2007-07-20 09:32:45 · 5 answers · asked by Falio 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The verb cannot refer to "companies". That's in a completely different sentence.
Yallow and More is a singular noun. It should have a singular verb - IS.
You wouldn't say, "Nike are said to be one of the best."
2007-07-20 09:48:29 · answer #1 · answered by Regina T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct form would be "There are a number of good architecture companies in New York. Yallow and More is said to be one of the best." It is likely that the company name isn't "Yallow and More". It is probably saying "Yallow" and more (more referring to other companies). If the latter is the case, it should read "Yallow and more are said to be some of the best."
Nosoop4u
2007-07-20 17:16:40 · answer #2 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original sentence is wrong no matter how you look at it. Yallow & More being A company, the sentence should have said "is said...", as you suggested. If the writer really mistook Yallow and More to be two different companies, he/she should have written "are said to be two..."
2007-07-20 16:58:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, if "Yallow and More" is a company name, it should always have "is" with it. Maybe it sounded right to the author since more is a plural noun normally.
2007-07-20 17:23:55 · answer #4 · answered by Lowa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is correct because are is referring to companies
2007-07-20 16:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by Brook C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋