Are or is for miles?

The word, “miles” is a plural noun. The singular form of “miles” is “mile.” Even though there are times when just adding a “s” will not make a noun properly plural, in the word, “mile” adding a “s” will make it plural.

Is miles singular or plural?

Miles is plural. (But we say 0.5 miles and not 1\2 mile, we say 1\2 a mile. Even though they are mathematically the same quantity. Because while saying “half a mile” or “quarter of a mile” we are referring to the quantity “one mile” first.)

Is or are one of the?

One of . . . is or are? One as the subject of a sentence is singular, even when followed by a plural pronoun like them or us. Use singular verbs like is and has. One of them has/have the secret formula.

Is it one has or one have?

The subject for the verb ‘to have’ is the singular ‘One’. Therefore it would be One has.

How long is a mile?

5,280 feet
mile, any of various units of distance, such as the statute mile of 5,280 feet (1.609 km). It originated from the Roman mille passus, or “thousand paces,” which measured 5,000 Roman feet. About the year 1500 the “old London” mile was defined as eight furlongs.

What mileage means?

Mileage refers to the distance that you have travelled, measured in miles. The mileage of a vehicle is the number of miles that it can travel using one gallon or litre of fuel. They are willing to pay up to $500 more for cars that get better mileage.

Are sentence examples?

[M] [T] Tom and John are good friends. [M] [T] Two students are absent today. [M] [T] We are staying at our uncle’s. [M] [T] You and he are both very kind.

How is vs how are?

The first (using “are”) is correct, and the second (using “is”) is not. As others have mentioned, you shouldn’t say “How is the wife and kid(s).” It’s neither idiomatic, nor generally considered grammatical in standard English.

Is bread and butter singular or plural?

The noun bread and butter is uncountable. The plural form of bread and butter is also bread and butter.

How do you use have in a sentence?

I have to remember to stop at the store. “Do you have to go?” “Yes, I’m afraid I really have to.”I didn’t want to do it but I had to. —also have got to You’ve got to stop. Note: There is a difference in meaning between not have to, “it is not necessary to,” and must not, “is not allowed to.”

Is “forty kilometers” a long distance?

But the the subject here is “Forty Kilometers” and it is a distance and not distances. If it had been ‘Forty kilometres and Fifty kilometers” then I would agree that the correct sentence would be : Forty kilometers and fifty kilometers are long distances. I am not a grammarian. I have answered based on my experience in using English.

Is the phrase “five hundred miles is not a long distance” grammatically correct?

As others have noted, it is fine grammatically. It may or may not be fine in terms of context or practicality. “Five hundred miles is not a long distance to fly” would make sense. “Five hundred miles is not a long distance to crawl on your hands and knees” would not make sense.

Is it correct to say “10 kilometers is a long walk”?

“Ten kilometres” is obviously plural in number but in some context it will have a singular sense ( as in the quoted sentence), in which case only the singular verb (“is”) has to be used. “Ten kilometres is a long walk”, is correct because the entire stretch of “Ten kilometres” is treated as a single unit.

Is the word “fourty kilometers” singular or plural?

No it’s not. Since kilometer is a SI unit, it can’t be plural. So the sentence must be Fourty kilometer is a long distance. Ps: No SI unit should be used in plural. So it’s 5 centimeter, not centimeters. Notice how it’s 10kg of banana and not 10kgs?