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Grammatically correct gift? hahaha?
Not to look a gift in the mouth, but my friend and I are wondering if the button i just received is correct. The question is regarding subject and verb agreement.
It reads, "Knitting socks is cheaper than therapy."
Shouldn't it be either, "Knitting socks are cheaper than therapy," or "Knitting a pair of socks is cheaper than therapy?"
Just curious. Okay, and there is a small bet... LOL.
Thanks!
Yes, Johnny, I wondered that, too. However, should it not be tested, "Socks are cheaper than therapy?" What makes this an unusual situation is the term, "knitting." The active verb in the sentence would be is/are. I think in the case of the original button sentence "knitting" is being used as an adjective, in which case you would remove it to test the sentence. Reference: http://jonsenglishsite.info/Sent%20Comb%20Pages/Un...
3 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Ya you are right .... " Knitting socks are cheaper than therapy" sounds best to me.
I think 'is' will be more suitable if it goes like... "Knitting IS cheaper than therapy."
- Anonymous1 decade ago
"Is" is correct. You are comparing the verb "Knitting" to therapy, not the noun "Socks." You would treat the sentence as if the word socks wasn't there, which would read "Knitting is cheaper than therapy."
Therefore, "Knitting socks is cheaper than therapy." would be correct.
- 1 decade ago
knitting socks? cos it does not imply at all that they are knitting 2 socks. besides, it doesn't really make a difference