"The only things" or "the only thing"

Question

I have a question about a sentence talking about a kind of food.

When you are talking about someone who has eaten only chicken nuggets for many months, which sentence can you use?

Chicken nuggets are the only things he eats nowadays.

Chicken nuggets are the only thing he eats nowadays.

At first I thought it should be "the only things" because "chicken nuggets" are plural, but then I thought it could be "the only thing" because it is the kind of food that's discussed in the sentence, and chicken nuggets are just one kind of food.

I copied the wrong link earlier - this is the one I meant: Is it 'thing' or 'things'? — ColleenV, Sep 03 '21 at 13:07

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 03 '21 at 10:50

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Either of these would be possible

Chicken nuggets are the only things he eats nowadays.

Chicken nuggets is the only thing he eats nowadays.

answered Sep 03 '21 at 10:50

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"The only things" or "the only thing"

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