Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » subject/verb agreement http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Subject – verb agreement and the parenthetical phrase http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/subject-verb-agreement/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/subject-verb-agreement/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:38:26 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/subject-verb-agreement/ typing Which is correct?
Easy administration, as well as greater security, ___ expected when you install an IP surveillance system.
a. is
b. are

Answer: a.

Explanation: The part between commas is a parenthetical phrase — ignore it when you’re identifying the subject. Administration is the subject in this sentence, so that’s what the verb has to agree with.

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