Grammar Question!

College Essays
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<p>So I guess this goes under essays—it’s a sentence from one of my essays, and as i proofread i came across a grammar issue</p>

<p>Sentence:
“I’ve learned to value his presence, fully treasure the knowledge that a fix-up of my tennis game, plus some good laughs, are just a call away.”</p>

<p>OK…so is it “ARE just a call away” like i have, or “IS just a call away” since knowledge is singular. it sounds weird either way i thought.</p>

<p>thanks for the help!</p>

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<p>“I’ve learned to value his presence, fully treasure the knowledge that a fix-up of my tennis game, plus some good laughs, are just a call away.”</p>

<p>Subject - Knowledge plus good laughs
Verb - Are</p>

<p>Alternative [use and instead of plus]</p>

<p>Subject - Knowledge and good laughs
Verb - Are</p>

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<p>“I’ve learned to value his presence, fully treasure the knowledge that a fix-up of my tennis game, plus some good laughs, are just a call away.”</p>

<p>I would personally change it to-</p>

<p>I’ve learned to value his presence and fully treasure the knowledge that a fix-up of my tennis game, as well as a few good laughs, is just a call away.</p>

<p>I was thinking the “fully treasure the knowledge”, “knowledge” as the subject, as singular. The verb would be is, not are.</p>

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<p>thanks lol, it’s not good that the responses give different answers though…</p>