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is land singular in this context?

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by dimonya » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:30 pm
"is/are" refers to acres not land in this case, so "acres are"
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by awesomeusername » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:35 pm
Yes, I agree. "of pristine land" is a prepositional phrase which describes "Thousands of acres". Therefore, "acres" would be considered the subject, which of course is plural. Thus the plural verb "are" should be used.
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by avonmore » Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:01 pm
are imo
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