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by eaakbari » Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:42 am
In the MGMAT SC guide problem set, there is a sentence

Fifty milliliters of sodium chloride were added in the second step of the experiment.

I just feel this should be

Fifty milliliters of sodium chloride was added in the second step of the experiment.

Am i right?
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by grockit_andrea » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:12 pm
Nope. "Fifty milliliters of sodium chloride" is plural, and agrees with the plural verb, "were." A sentence like this one is designed to sound a little "off," which is what makes it difficult.
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by pops » Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:35 am
is it plural because we can count: 1 ml, 2 ml, 3 ml ... ?
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:42 am
its like 10 liters of water
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