Hello, everyone.
I've got a question about this structure.
What I need is some answers.
What I need are some answers.
I'd actually use the singular is and I'm sure it's correct, but someone corrected me and said that you should use a plural verb in this sentence.
Can someone tell me if the plural is acceptable in this case? Which one would you use?
Thank you.
<< Moderator's note:
As was appropriate, this question was originally added to an earlier discussion of the same construction:
What determines ... <is/are> one's ethical views [What + plural complement]
However, the length of the thread caused confusion, and I have split this into separate thread so that this question can have the attention it deserves.
People should read the earlier thread. If the answer you would give there is different from the one you would give here, it would be helpful if you could explain the basis of the difference in a way that would be useful to an English learner. >>
I've got a question about this structure.
What I need is some answers.
What I need are some answers.
I'd actually use the singular is and I'm sure it's correct, but someone corrected me and said that you should use a plural verb in this sentence.
Can someone tell me if the plural is acceptable in this case? Which one would you use?
Thank you.
<< Moderator's note:
As was appropriate, this question was originally added to an earlier discussion of the same construction:
What determines ... <is/are> one's ethical views [What + plural complement]
However, the length of the thread caused confusion, and I have split this into separate thread so that this question can have the attention it deserves.
People should read the earlier thread. If the answer you would give there is different from the one you would give here, it would be helpful if you could explain the basis of the difference in a way that would be useful to an English learner. >>
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