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Which of these sentences is correct?

Rupees are interchangeable with dollars

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Rupees is interchangeable with dollars.

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To keep it simple... Nouns have 2 groups for number: count and non-count. If you can count them individually, they are count. If you can only measure them, they are non-count (or uncountable). They are handled differently for S-V agreement. Rupees are countable, and take the form of the verb applying to plural. Money, on the other hand, is a concept, uncountable, but still measurable. It takes the singular form of the verb. Thus we would have:

Money is...

but,

Rupees are.

Other example of uncountable nouns: sugar, trouble, gasoline

Examples of count: apple, problem, gas-tank

There some exceptions to be careful of such as school subjects, diseases, names of countries ending in s, etc. and a few others like "news" .

examples: Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Measles, Mumps,

all of these, including "news" is always singular because the words end in "s". They are not plural.

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Rupees are interchangeable with dollars is the correct usage

  • Why is that the correct one? – deadrat Feb 19 '16 at 05:25
  • Because 'Rupees' is a plural form of 'Rupee'. –  Feb 19 '16 at 05:27
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    @aish123 Please review the [help] guidance on crafting good answers. – choster Feb 19 '16 at 05:28
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  • My work here is done. – deadrat Feb 19 '16 at 05:41