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by vikram4689 » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:38 pm
While some academicians believe that business ethics should be integrated into every business course, others say that students will take ethics seriously only if it is taught as a separate, required course

what does 'it' refer to. 'ETHICS' is plural
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by eagleeye » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:42 pm
vikram4689 wrote:While some academicians believe that business ethics should be integrated into every business course, others say that students will take ethics seriously only if it is taught as a separate, required course

what does 'it' refer to. 'ETHICS' is plural
Hi Vikram:

Ethics can either be singular or plural depending on context. In the aforementioned sentence, ethics is singular and hence "it" refers to "business ethics".

Singular usage of ethics: As a humanities branch of study.

For example: Physics, Mathematics, and Psychosis are all singular. Ethics is no different.
Ethics is a required course for all professions.

Plural usage: as the behavior of something/someone.

His ethics are questionable.
Do you think his ethics are justified?

Let me know if this helps :)
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by vikram4689 » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:50 pm
eagleeye wrote:
vikram4689 wrote:While some academicians believe that business ethics should be integrated into every business course, others say that students will take ethics seriously only if it is taught as a separate, required course

what does 'it' refer to. 'ETHICS' is plural
Hi Vikram:

Ethics is singular. It here refers to "business ethics".
For example: Physics, Mathematics, and Psychosis are all singular. Ethics is no different.
check out 2) in https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ethics
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by eagleeye » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:55 pm
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eagleeye wrote:
vikram4689 wrote:While some academicians believe that business ethics should be integrated into every business course, others say that students will take ethics seriously only if it is taught as a separate, required course

what does 'it' refer to. 'ETHICS' is plural
Hi Vikram:

Ethics is singular. It here refers to "business ethics".
For example: Physics, Mathematics, and Psychosis are all singular. Ethics is no different.
check out 2) in https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ethics
Yup. As per your link, ethics is plural or singular depending on context. Please read the edited reply. In the context of the sentence, it is used with a singular verb.
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