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...?

Question

"I won't hit you because scum like you (isn't, aren't, or something else...?) worth my time."

Answer 1

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 . . ."

"

Answer 2

I would've said "aren't," but for some reason when I read it out loud, it sounded funny! Thank you!

Answer 3

You're welcome.

Answer 4

Of course it sounded funny. "like you" is just a prepositional phrase. The real clause is

Scum ... isn't worth my time.

Answer 5

Oops! I goofed! Steve, of course, is right.