List + 'much more are' or 'much more is' - what is correct
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I have the following question: If a list of items is followed by 'and much more', should the following verb be singular or plural? E.g. "over a hundred hours of gameplay, exciting quests, mysterious locations and much more awaits/await you in the new game". A chap and I disagree strongly on this issue, and I do wonder, which one is correct? I looked at the Corpora of English language and both expressions are present and seemingly acceptable.
My reasoning goes along the lines of 'much more' being a quantifiert of uncountable nouns that sums up the previous items, whereas he says that as long as 'and' is present, plural is a must, irrespetive of the specific content of a sentence.
Looking forward to your answers! :)
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I have the following question: If a list of items is followed by 'and much more', should the following verb be singular or plural? E.g. "over a hundred hours of gameplay, exciting quests, mysterious locations and much more awaits/await you in the new game". A chap and I disagree strongly on this issue, and I do wonder, which one is correct? I looked at the Corpora of English language and both expressions are present and seemingly acceptable.
My reasoning goes along the lines of 'much more' being a quantifiert of uncountable nouns that sums up the previous items, whereas he says that as long as 'and' is present, plural is a must, irrespetive of the specific content of a sentence.
Looking forward to your answers! :)
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I have the following question: If a list of items is followed by 'and much more', should the following verb be singular or plural? E.g. "over a hundred hours of gameplay, exciting quests, mysterious locations and much more awaits/await you in the new game". A chap and I disagree strongly on this issue, and I do wonder, which one is correct? I looked at the Corpora of English language and both expressions are present and seemingly acceptable.
My reasoning goes along the lines of 'much more' being a quantifiert of uncountable nouns that sums up the previous items, whereas he says that as long as 'and' is present, plural is a must, irrespetive of the specific content of a sentence.
Looking forward to your answers! :)
grammaticality phrases
asked Aug 10 at 18:53
Nika
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I have the following question: If a list of items is followed by 'and much more', should the following verb be singular or plural? E.g. "over a hundred hours of gameplay, exciting quests, mysterious locations and much more awaits/await you in the new game". A chap and I disagree strongly on this issue, and I do wonder, which one is correct? I looked at the Corpora of English language and both expressions are present and seemingly acceptable.
My reasoning goes along the lines of 'much more' being a quantifiert of uncountable nouns that sums up the previous items, whereas he says that as long as 'and' is present, plural is a must, irrespetive of the specific content of a sentence.
Looking forward to your answers! :)
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Your friend is correct, and it may be easier to see why by simplifying the sentence like this:
A, B, C, and D await you in the new game.
A = over a hundred hours of gameplay
B = exciting quests
C = mysterious locations
D = much more
The list A, B, C, and D is the subject of the verb await. A list always has more than one item, so the verb of that list will always be in the plural form. (You may be wondering why the first sentence in this paragraph had as its verb is. The reason is that in that case, the subject was list, which is singular.)
answered Aug 10 at 19:23
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+1 Quite right. This is no different than saying, An apple and three pears await you or Three apples and one pair await you. Multiple items means a plural subject-verb agreement. Saying that, however, even while it's correct, and much more await you does sound a little strange. I'd phrase it as and many more things await you.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 10 at 21:58
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Your friend is correct, and it may be easier to see why by simplifying the sentence like this:
A, B, C, and D await you in the new game.
A = over a hundred hours of gameplay
B = exciting quests
C = mysterious locations
D = much more
The list A, B, C, and D is the subject of the verb await. A list always has more than one item, so the verb of that list will always be in the plural form. (You may be wondering why the first sentence in this paragraph had as its verb is. The reason is that in that case, the subject was list, which is singular.)
answered Aug 10 at 19:23
JoshG
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+1 Quite right. This is no different than saying, An apple and three pears await you or Three apples and one pair await you. Multiple items means a plural subject-verb agreement. Saying that, however, even while it's correct, and much more await you does sound a little strange. I'd phrase it as and many more things await you.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 10 at 21:58
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Your friend is correct, and it may be easier to see why by simplifying the sentence like this:
A, B, C, and D await you in the new game.
A = over a hundred hours of gameplay
B = exciting quests
C = mysterious locations
D = much more
The list A, B, C, and D is the subject of the verb await. A list always has more than one item, so the verb of that list will always be in the plural form. (You may be wondering why the first sentence in this paragraph had as its verb is. The reason is that in that case, the subject was list, which is singular.)
answered Aug 10 at 19:23
JoshG
5777
+1 Quite right. This is no different than saying, An apple and three pears await you or Three apples and one pair await you. Multiple items means a plural subject-verb agreement. Saying that, however, even while it's correct, and much more await you does sound a little strange. I'd phrase it as and many more things await you.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 10 at 21:58
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Your friend is correct, and it may be easier to see why by simplifying the sentence like this:
A, B, C, and D await you in the new game.
A = over a hundred hours of gameplay
B = exciting quests
C = mysterious locations
D = much more
The list A, B, C, and D is the subject of the verb await. A list always has more than one item, so the verb of that list will always be in the plural form. (You may be wondering why the first sentence in this paragraph had as its verb is. The reason is that in that case, the subject was list, which is singular.)
answered Aug 10 at 19:23
JoshG
5777
Your friend is correct, and it may be easier to see why by simplifying the sentence like this:
A, B, C, and D await you in the new game.
A = over a hundred hours of gameplay
B = exciting quests
C = mysterious locations
D = much more
The list A, B, C, and D is the subject of the verb await. A list always has more than one item, so the verb of that list will always be in the plural form. (You may be wondering why the first sentence in this paragraph had as its verb is. The reason is that in that case, the subject was list, which is singular.)
answered Aug 10 at 19:23
JoshG
5777
answered Aug 10 at 19:23
JoshG
5777
answered Aug 10 at 19:23
JoshG
5777
answered Aug 10 at 19:23
JoshG
5777
5777
+1 Quite right. This is no different than saying, An apple and three pears await you or Three apples and one pair await you. Multiple items means a plural subject-verb agreement. Saying that, however, even while it's correct, and much more await you does sound a little strange. I'd phrase it as and many more things await you.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 10 at 21:58
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+1 Quite right. This is no different than saying, An apple and three pears await you or Three apples and one pair await you. Multiple items means a plural subject-verb agreement. Saying that, however, even while it's correct, and much more await you does sound a little strange. I'd phrase it as and many more things await you.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 10 at 21:58
+1 Quite right. This is no different than saying, An apple and three pears await you or Three apples and one pair await you. Multiple items means a plural subject-verb agreement. Saying that, however, even while it's correct, and much more await you does sound a little strange. I'd phrase it as and many more things await you.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 10 at 21:58
+1 Quite right. This is no different than saying, An apple and three pears await you or Three apples and one pair await you. Multiple items means a plural subject-verb agreement. Saying that, however, even while it's correct, and much more await you does sound a little strange. I'd phrase it as and many more things await you.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 10 at 21:58
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