which one is it correct"10 dollars are for three beers " or" 10 dollars is for three beers"

Answer 1

They're both awkward, but I get your drift.
The "are" is correct, but people usually say "is."
"Is ten dollars enough for three beers?" - preferred
"Are ten dollars enough for three beers?" -correct, but weird.
The monetary amount is viewed as a single unit.
Sometimes spoken as only the number: "Is ten enough?"

Answer 2

I would say that because "dollars" and "money" are usually collective-type nouns, the 10 is actually just specifying the amount in the mentioned group. When you say "dollars" it's like referring to a group of dollars, just like how Microsoft is a group of people. Now, you don't say that Microsoft are awesome, it's Microsoft 'is' awesome. So I feel that the same rule should apply for the dollars. However, the idea of dollars as a collective noun is more ambiguous, so I think that both phrases are correct. I would always say "10 dollars is for three beers." Though I would more likely say, "Three beers are for 10 dollars." On a test you would have to say "10 dollars are for three beers."

Answer 3

when you look at it there are 4 r,s in the first part as for the second 10 dollars is for three beers there to are 4 r,s so depending ware you are from it not matter

Answer 4

For a start, you need the definite article, "the".

"The 10 dollars is for three beers" makes sense when you consider "the 10 dollars" is semantically interchangeable with the term "the money", meaning "the money is for three beers".

Answer 5

Definitely "is" in THIS case. If you are focused on the INDIVIDUAL dollars you would use the plural. When you are focused on the total AMOUNT --as you are here when referring to the PRICE-- it is treated as singular. Think of your statement as a simplified form of "10 dollars is THE PRICE for three beer".

From an English language instruction site:
"Note: the word dollars is a special case. When talking about an amount of money, it requires a singular verb, but when referring to the dollars themselves, a plural verb is required."
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslsubverb.html

Answer 6

Ten dollars ARE for three beers

Answer 7

While this example is harder to get your mind around it's still either. Unusual to say, but it still could refer to an exchange of a single ten dollar bill for three beers. "10 dollars" is both/either a sum of money and/or a single bank note.

Answer 8

Don't like either of them myself. (Well, the price is right, but...ok never mind...)

You could say:
Three beers cost ten dollars.
It is ten dollars for three beers.
The ten dollars are to buy three beers.
I've set aside ten dollars to buy three beers.

or MAYBE:
Ten dollars is for three beers, but if you're only buying one or two, they're four dollars each.

Answer 9

neither is correct. the correct way to say what you are trying to say is 'three beers are 10 dollars'.

Answer 10

None of the above if it is American beer then it should read 10 cents for three beers ( and then you are being robbed)