Is have or has

Question

Could you tell me if the follow sentence should write with have or has? and why?

the sentence: Cooking rice pudding have or has three different ways.

Thanks

Answer 1

There are three different ways to cook rice pudding.

"Cooking rice pudding" is singular and functions as a noun, so the word used with it would be has:

Cooking rice pudding has to be fun.

but you don't use have/has in the manner of your example sentence.

ok. lorenzo9, thanks. - maylegoas, Oct 10, 2011

Answer 2

Hola, Mayle!

Cooking rice pudding have or has three different ways.

Esa frase es muy extraña. ¿De dónde la leíste?

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Anyway, if it is from a homework assignment and it is mandatory to answer that exact phrase, it would be has. "Cooking rice pudding" is singular, and has is used for singular subjects in the third person.

If it isn't from homework, I suggest re-writing it and avoiding the confusion altogether.

A better way of stating this would be There are three different ways to cook rice pudding.

thanks SdelS - maylegoas, Oct 10, 2011

You're right, Sun Smile! - 005faa61, Oct 10, 2011

Answer 3

It should be has because the singular subject is the act of cooking.

However, it's better to say "There are three different ways to cook rice pudding." Now the subject is plural.

Jejejejeje, great minds thinking alike, Julian... - SonrisaDelSol, Oct 10, 2011

thanks - maylegoas, Oct 10, 2011