What I like most is/are apples ?
Which verb form is correct?
Agreement
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Re: Agreement
A good question!
Generally, BrE prefers the singular and AmE the plural (which is essentially another way of saying that, in AmE, the structure is putatively inverted, so that the complement - apples - becomes a kind of postposed subject. Cf. archaic/poetic
A knight brave and bold was he.
where the complement likewise precedes the subject.)
Thus, either is acceptable.
Generally, BrE prefers the singular and AmE the plural (which is essentially another way of saying that, in AmE, the structure is putatively inverted, so that the complement - apples - becomes a kind of postposed subject. Cf. archaic/poetic
A knight brave and bold was he.
where the complement likewise precedes the subject.)
Thus, either is acceptable.