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August 3, 2012  8:32 PM

Is a network of doctors and hospitals a singular subject or a plural one?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
subject-verb agreement

Which is correct? An accountable care organization (ACO) is a network of doctors and hospitals that _____ responsibility for providing care to patients. a. share b. shares

April 21, 2010  3:45 PM

Is that on everyone’s mind or on everyone’s minds?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Bonnie Trenga, Business writing, CIO, everyone, grammar, Grammar Girl, plural or singular, Quiz, subject-verb agreement

Which is correct? The question on everyone's _____ is how to improve customer experience and cut costs at the same time. a. minds b. mind


March 19, 2010  4:29 PM

Subject-verb agreement



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, grammar, Quiz, subject-verb agreement

Which is correct? The concept of electronic health records ______ interoperability. a. implies b. imply


December 30, 2009  9:20 PM

neither has or neither have?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, grammar, netbook, Quiz, subject-verb agreement

laptop1.jpg Which is correct? Neither of the netbooks _____ enough computing power for my purposes. a. has b....


December 22, 2009  8:14 PM

One in five has or one in five have?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, grammar, numbers, one in five, subject-verb agreement, tricky grammar questions

Which is correct? One in five computers ___ a fatal hard drive crash during its life span. a. has b. have Continued »


November 19, 2009  12:32 PM

Subject – verb agreement



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, grammar, Quiz, subject-verb agreement

Which is correct? The increasing proliferation of Internet-connected devices _____ that more people are choosing wireless technology for home networks. a. means b. mean

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October 30, 2009  2:31 PM

Writing for Business – Data is or data are



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
subject-verb agreement

Once all the data ______ in, we can set traps to identify the zombie's controller. a. is b. are Which is correct? Continued »


September 29, 2009  5:23 PM

Collective nouns and subject – verb agreement



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, collective nouns, grammar, Quiz, subject-verb agreement

Which is correct? As the prevalence of VoIP increases, so ____ the number of attempts to exploit it. a. do b. does Continued...

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August 24, 2009  4:02 PM

“One in three has” or “one in three have?”



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, Quiz, subject-verb agreement

typing Which is correct? One in three end users ____ a wireless home network. a. has b....


August 4, 2009  7:13 PM

Subject – verb agreement



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, CIO, Quiz, subject-verb agreement

typing Which is correct? MDM comprises a set of processes and tools that ______________ an organization's data...