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Which one is the right answer here? And why?

1) Being aggressive in behavior, arrogant in manners and harsh in language is a manifestation of savagery.

2) Being aggressive in behavior, arrogant in manners and harsh in language are a manifestation of savagery.



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is/are is verb of manifestation which is singular.
so it shud be singular 'is'
you can ask it this way
wht is manifestation of X?
its not what are manifestation of X..


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Which one is the right answer here? And why?

1) Being aggressive in behavior, arrogant in manners and harsh in language is a manifestation of savagery.

2) Being aggressive in behavior, arrogant in manners and harsh in language are a manifestation of savagery.
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uhhh you sure its singular? i think its are because of the and
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Correct use is Singular.
subject is 'Being' all these things, and being A, B, C, X, Y , Z' is still singular. Example below:
Being successful is difficult.
Being successful and still humble is difficult.
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Being aggressive in behavior, arrogant in manners and harsh in language is a manifestation of savagery.

The flipped sentence is: A manifestation of savagery is being aggressive in behavior, arrogant in manners and harsh in language

2) Being aggressive in behavior, arrogant in manners and harsh in language are a manifestation of savagery.

The flipped sentence is: A manifestation of savagery are being aggressive in behavior, arrogant in manners and harsh in language


The moment you say a manifestation, a singular subject, you must be ready to use a singular verb i.e. is
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Participial phrases, like the one in the example, are always singular.

"Being aggressive in behavior, arrogant in manners and harsh in language" is a participial phrase.
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IS it is..

manifestation is singular. Hence, is.
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Ohh fabulous explanations. Thanks for the help.
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Which one is the right answer here? And why?

1) Being aggressive in behavior, arrogant in manners and harsh in language is a manifestation of savagery.

2) Being aggressive in behavior, arrogant in manners and harsh in language are a manifestation of savagery.
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Is a manifestation
Are a manifestation

Makes obvious to be singular.
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Being...is, so "is" is correct here



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