Can I say 'Beans are an ideal substitute of meat.'
or say 'Beans are ideal substitutes of meat.'
or even say 'A bean is an ideal substitute of meat.' ?
Which one is grammatically correct? Or which one is the common way for us to say?
I was confused about whether I could use a singular non (an substitue)to refer to beans (a plural non that mean this type of food)
So it seems that Two with plural subject and singular object
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singular subject/verb and plural object are both correct?
And subject and object do not always need to be in the same form right? (plural or singular)
But Why 'A bean is an ideal substitute for meat.' is incorrect? since A+noun can be used to express a type of things? (I could tell from my experience that it is a bit weird but just don't understand why honestly...)
Another example:
Classrooms are locations for children to study.
Classrooms are the best location for children to study.
Both are correct? (Coz what I need to pay attention is to keep subject in line with the verb, and subject and object doesn't really matter?)