Information is / are?
Is this sentence ok?
"Additional information regarding your bill, individual service charge details, and your account history are available here."
I always thought that it should be "is" but Amazon sent me a letter that contained this sentence.
Also, shouldn't it be "THE additional information"?
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Answers · 3
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Yes, it's a mistake. Should be 'is' as it is referring back to information (singular).
To use 'are' they should've rewritten the sentence to something like this:
"Your bill, individual service charge details, and account history are available here together with additional information."
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They refer to all three parts, not just additional information, that's why it's plural - are. If it was just about information, it would be written as: "Additional information is available here".
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OK ... it seems like it should be "is", but the structure they have in mind is a subject in three parts, "Additional information .... " , "individual service ... " and " your account ... " - so the three elements together make a plural. It does read uncomfortably, though. It's just as easy to read it as ""Additional information (in three parts) ..." which would then take an is. I don't like it. I don't think the "additional information" needs a definite article, though - it's not the only possible additional information :)
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