Which is correct subject verb agreement: 'Two miles IS/ARE a long distance'?

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two miles is a long distance

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two miles are a long distance

I would like to explain to my students clearly.

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Does this answer your question? Why do you say "Fifty miles IS ......"? ...... and 100 apples are/is considered as a large number of apples – Void Jun 21 '21 at 14:41
Try flipping the sentence around: "A long distance is/are two miles."… There is only one distance, which is 2 miles long by measure. – wetcircuit Jun 21 '21 at 14:46

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