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Sep 12, 2008, 05:34 PM
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Which sentence is correct, incorrect and preferred? Why?
1) Meatballs and spaghetti ARE my favorite meal. 2) Meatballs and spaghetti IS my favorite meal. 3) My favorite meal is meatballs and spaghetti. Thank you 
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Sep 12, 2008, 05:39 PM
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| Please tell me what you think it is. I would love to help you, but the site requires that you at least try your own homework first.
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Sep 12, 2008, 05:50 PM
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| NONE. It should be "Meatballs and spaghetti ARE my favorite meals".
Meatballs and spaghetti are your subject so linking verb must me plural because there's word "and" pertaining to addition of another thing. Predicate "meals" muct be plural too because you are pertaining to "meatballs and spaghetti". | |
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Sep 12, 2008, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ylaira NONE. It should be "Meatballs and spaghetti ARE my favorite meals". | Incorrect. Meatballs and Spaghetti is one meal, not two. | |
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Sep 12, 2008, 05:54 PM
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| its like "Miley Cyrus and Vanessa Anne Hudgens are my favorite actresses." | |
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Sep 12, 2008, 05:56 PM
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| That is correct, but Spaghetti and meatballs is one meal. Not two separate meals, as you have two separate actresses above. | |
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Sep 12, 2008, 06:01 PM
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| I dont know there but our mc donald's meal here says " Chicken w/ spaghetti"
So if she said "SPAGHETTI WITH MEATBALLS IS MY FAVORITE MEAL." Then thats right or My favorite meal is Spaghetti with meatballs. | |
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Sep 12, 2008, 06:03 PM
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| The question is about ENGLISH grammar, my minor in college was English, I live in the US and I was a legal secretary for 10 years. I think I know my english. LOL
Your McDonalds sells spaghetti? Really? | |
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Sep 12, 2008, 06:03 PM
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| I understand your point. BUT Not all Spaghetti has meatballs. | |
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Sep 12, 2008, 06:04 PM
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| There ya go.....you are starting to get it. I just hope the OP is starting to get it too.
Does your McDonald's really sell spaghetti? Wow, my kids would have me there every day if they sold that here. | |
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