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by stormier » Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:08 pm
deepak_pathania wrote:Sentence : Having good friends is a wonderful thing

Why verb "is " is used in this sentence ?
A sentence needs at least one verb. "is" is the only verb in the sentence.

How else would you write it ?
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by Acorn » Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:54 pm
The phrase " Having good friends" is the subject of the sentence. Literally, it is "the feeling" of having good friends that is a wonderful thing.
And obviously this "unique" feeling is singular.
Hope that helps.
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