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Verb to be: singular or plural?

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:18 am
by toedrika
Dear Professor,

"Being good teachers is not an easy task." Where is the subject here? Is the verb correct? I was confused to read it on the Internet.

Thank you and kind regards
Antoine Ghannoum

Re: Verb to be: singular or plural?

Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2023 5:35 am
by Alan
The subject is the gerund 'being', although the sentence would be more naturally phrased "Being a good teacher...".