Question

"The shipping charges of this package to the USA ___ $10."
In the blank--> is/are?

I'm getting so much confusion in this sentence of subject verb agreement. What should be put in the blank to make the sentence correct, "is" or "are"? Please help.

Answer 1

What is the subject? (almost always the first noun)
Then decide if it is singular or plural.

Answer 2

is

Answer 3

Well, I think the Shipping charges is the subject here, am I right?

Answer 4

Yes. You are correct.

Answer 5

So is "charges" singular or plural?
The charges is ten dollars.
The charges are ten dollars.
Don't leave me hanging here like this.

Answer 6

To me, "charges" is plural, so correct would be The charges are ten dollars, am I right?

Answer 7

For sentences, it is always good to break them down:
The shipping charges of this package to the USA ___ $10.

In the above statement, you can break it down into subject / predicate:
S: [The shipping charges of this package to the USA] and P: [___ $10.]
In the S (subject), "of this package" and "to the USA" are prepositional phrases, which can be omitted when trying to find the correct verb tense. With the omissions, the sentence will be:
The shipping charges ___ $10.

Realistically, the blank should be "are".

Answer 8

So yes, you are correct.

Answer 9

oh thank you that's a very easy way to find. As an additional question i would like to ask what is a predicate?