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My own opinion is that the second example is correct:
...on-site classes for employees and their families are not feasible.
If you remove "for employees and their families" from each phrase and read
it again, it becomes clear. The subject of the verb (classes) is plural,
therefore requiring the plural form of the verb.
Of course, you could just make the subject "training" and use the singular
form. As in:
...on-site training is not feasible.
Hope this helps.
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darran -at- aatech -dot- com
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-----Original Message-----
From: mike w
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 5:55 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: usage
I say:
This training delivery strategy was chosen because
on-site classes for employees and their families is
not feasible
Marketing says:
This training delivery strategy was chosen because
on-site classes for employees and their families are
not feasible
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Which one of us is correct?
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