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**gimffnfabaykal** · 05-22-2012, 06:26 AM

Collective Noun agreement. Which is correct in the following sentence: "Politics is politics", or "Politics are politics"?

Sorry, but it's going to depend on what you mean -- and you can go either way on this. If you mean the "science or art of government," you want the singular "is"; if you mean political practices, actions, you want the plural "are." Either one could be correct, so it's up to what you think sounds right.
Authority for this note: WWWebster Dictionary, the World Wide Web edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Tenth Edition. Used with permission. .

05-22-2012, 06:26 AM	#6
gimffnfabaykal Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 425 Senior Member	Collective Noun agreement. Which is correct in the following sentence: "Politics is politics", or "Politics are politics"? Sorry, but it's going to depend on what you mean -- and you can go either way on this. If you mean the "science or art of government," you want the singular "is"; if you mean political practices, actions, you want the plural "are." Either one could be correct, so it's up to what you think sounds right. Authority for this note: WWWebster Dictionary, the World Wide Web edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Tenth Edition. Used with permission. .
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