My thanks to all who responded to my request for help. My camp was obviously correct in contending that the verbal phrase called for a singular verb. I appreciate the confirmation. Carolyn To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/