Dear Joe,
'There are an ocean of flowers.' I saw this sentence in the Internet. Is it grammatically correct? I was wondering whether 'an ocean of flowers' should be treated as singular or plural.
If it is singular, then the verb should be 'is' - There is an ocean of flowers.
Apparently, the writer consider 'an ocean of flowers' a plural subject, as the verb 'are' was used. But should it be plural when the phrase starts with 'an' ('AN ocean of...')?
Thanks!
Lone
An ocean of flowers
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Re: An ocean of flowers
People argue endlessly about this but for me an ocean of flowers is singular and two oceans of flowers is plural.
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Re: An ocean of flowers
Yes think an ocean of flowers is singular
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