V-ing as a Subject/help

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V-ing as a Subject/help
Message from sabrina1011 posted on 19-10-2013 at 03:43:01 (D | E | F)
Hello,

I have got a quesion on V-ing as a subject using a verb.
Should I say...
Eating good food and drinking water isn't enough to make us strong and healthy.
or
Eating good food and drinking water aren’t enough to make us strong and healthy.
Thank you for your help.
Sabrina

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Edited by lucile83 on 19-10-2013 07:57

Re: V-ing as a Subject/help from teacher83, posted on 19-10-2013 at 06:47:40 (D | E)
Hello!

I would definitely use the plural form because there are 2 different actions. The subject is a plural so ' Are' seems fine to me!
Teacher83

Re: V-ing as a Subject/help from lucile83, posted on 19-10-2013 at 10:12:26 (D | E)
Hello,

Here is an interesting topic:
Link

In your sentence the two gerunds are not a unit of activities. The plural is required.
'Eating good food and drinking water' are two different units. You could use one of them alone and the sentence would still make sense.
If you say:
Drinking and driving is dangerous: here you talk about one unit because it is dangerous to do these actions together at the same time.
Hope this helps.

Re: V-ing as a Subject/help from sabrina1011, posted on 20-10-2013 at 18:11:19 (D | E)
Thank you for answering.
Sabrina

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