Advertising - LEO without ads? LEO Pur
LEO

It looks like you’re using an ad blocker.

Would you like to support LEO?

Disable your ad blocker for LEO or make a donation.

LEO Pur
 
  •  

  • Forum home

    Language lab

    Correct form of is/are after dependent clause

    3­ Replies
    Topic

    Correct form of is/are after dependent clause

    Comment
    I'm trying to figure out what the correct form of "is" after the clause "the best dancer" in town is.


    Example without dependent clause: "It's nice that you are joining our dance group tonight."

    Examples with clause:

    It's nice that you, the best dancer in town, *is* joining our dance group tonight.

    It's nice that you, the best dancer in town, *are* joining our dance group tonight.


    Is there any place I can read up on this?
    Authorrahmspinat (787808) 06 Feb 23, 10:13
    Comment

    Es muss ganz normal "are" heißen: that you are ... (you, the best dancer in town) )

    #1AuthorSeltene Erde (1378604) 06 Feb 23, 10:17
    Comment

    Man nennt den Teil "the best dancer in town" auch "apposition" oder "appositive noun phrase". Das ist ein Einschub, der weitere Informationen zu der eigentlich primären "noun phrase" liefert, hier "It's nice that you are joining tonight". Das Verb muss zur primären "noun phrase" passen, nicht zur Apposition.


    https://madamgrammar.com/2010/12/13/what-is-a...


    A note on agreement: The verb agrees with the main noun, not the appositive.

    Truffles (plural), a luxury food (singular), are (plural) …

    Paperboy (singular), one of the nicest dogs (plural) at the pound, is (singular) …



    #2Author Jalapeño (236154) 06 Feb 23, 10:23
    Comment
    Vielen Dank für die schnelle perfekte Antwort! Kudos!
    #3Authorrahmspinat (787808) 06 Feb 23, 10:26
     
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  
 
 
 
 
 
en
English ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
en
English ⇔ Spanish
 
es
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
en
English ⇔ French
 
fr
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
en
English ⇔ Russian
 
ru
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
fr
French ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
es
Spanish ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
it
Italian ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
zh
Chinese ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
ru
Russian ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
pt
Portuguese ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
pl
Polish ⇔ German
 
de
ForumsTrainerCourses
 
es
Spanish ⇔ Portuguese
 
pt
ForumsTrainerCourses
Hello
 ­ automatisch zu ­ ­ umgewandelt