Asked by Sara

Hi, I'm writing an English essay and I was wondering which sentence is grammatically correct.
1)The individual rights to speak are taken from John and Mary
or
2) The individual's right to speak are taken from John and Mary
Answered by Ms. Sue
Since "to speak" is one right, the second sentence is the correct one.

Answered by Writeacher
The subject in sentence 2 is "right," isn't it? Singular?
Answered by Ms. Sue
Oops -- I missed that!
Answered by Writeacher
So, Sara, neither sentence is correct. How will you fix the second sentence?
Answered by Mr McAlpin
In sentence2 regard the individual as a singular therefore the verb should be singular so it cant be 'are" The individual's right to speak IS ....
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