Grammar: appear or appears?

Subject: Grammar: appear or appears?
From: "Ruby Isaacs" <ruby -at- quendi -dot- ca>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 16:00:52 -0400


On the interface of a Web-based tool, the constant text on a page that changes based on the user's selections is "Step 1", "Step 2", "Step 3", and "Step 4".

Given this information, which of the following observations is correct?
1. "Step 1" to "Step 4" appear on the new page.
2. "Step 1" to "Step 4" appears on the new page.

I prefer the first sentence, but perhaps the second sentence is grammatically correct. I think the subject "Step 1" to "Step 4" is plural. (I also think I've been looking at it for too long.)

Any ideas?

Thanks.
Ruby


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