Asked by Me

I'm having a hard time going with this sentence here, because I'm not sure which verb I should use...or if I should just reword the whole sentence...?

"I won't hit you because scum like you (isn't, aren't, or something else...?) worth my time."
Ms. Sue
Would you say?. --
You is smart.
or
You are smart.

I hope you said You are smart. The correct verb with you is are.

So -- "scum like you aren't worth . . ."












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Me
I would've said "aren't," but for some reason when I read it out loud, it sounded funny! Thank you!
Ms. Sue
You're welcome.
Steve
Of course it sounded funny. "like you" is just a prepositional phrase. The real clause is

Scum ... isn't worth my time.
Ms. Sue
Oops! I goofed! Steve, of course, is right.