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by jumsumtak » Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:42 pm
"Declining values of farms and land, which farmers use as a collateral....."

Here 'values'is the subject. Can someone please explain whether it is singular or plural ?
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by prateek_guy2004 » Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:55 pm
Hi "Declining values of farms and land, which farmers use as a collateral....."

Values - Plural

Next to the comma which is reffering to the subject And that is the reason its farmers...Plural
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by force5 » Sun Aug 28, 2011 2:43 pm
yes as prateek said... declining values is plural.
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by Jim@Grockit » Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:47 pm
It could only be singular if the sentence had said something like "the decline of values."
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by prateek_guy2004 » Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:48 am
Yes i agree with Jim@Grockit the refers to singular........and A refers to plural........
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by navami » Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:40 am
Plural here . As it means values( many of them) are declining.
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by jumsumtak » Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:43 am
thanks for the help
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