Both is correct vs Both are correct

Both "both is correct" and "both are correct" are not correct. The correct form is "both are correct." The word "both" is always followed by a plural verb, so it should be "are" instead of "is."

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Both is correct

This phrase is not correct in English.

The correct form is "both are correct." Use the plural verb "are" after the word "both."

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The report presents an analysis of the situation that is both correct and balanced.
The information given in some online forums that the light needs to be switched off during malachite green treatment is both correct and incorrect at the same time.
That is a clear sign that the philosophy whereby people are the driving force behind research is both correct and successful.
Sicom Testing can help the manufacturer to identify the applicable standards and perform the tests required so that the placing of the product on the market is correct both technically and regulatory.
I consider that this amendment is correct both from a philosophical point of view and from the point of view of protecting human rights and respect for human life.
He must also check that the braking action is both correct and efficient, even though the brakes are not yet run in. It is the braking distance that is important.
The amendment, which relates to the chemical and physical characteristics, is necessary both to correct some errors in the former specification and to respond to the producers' need to describe more accurately the characteristics of Coppa Piacentina.
Therefore, I consider that the Commission proposal regarding the treatment of taxes and social contributions in the accounts is both the most correct one and, from every point of view, is effective in view of the possibility that it can be applied immediately.
Neither of those is correct, both of them are extremes.
Unfortunately, I think you're both correct.
Detailed explanations for both correct and incorrect answers are also included.
In doing so it is correct in both form and substance.
MS Word and Microsoft Excel are both correct, but not consistent when used together..
The advice from Ryan and Orchid126 at both correct and I would like to tie it together with additional factors.
Whether the Traducianist view or the Creationist view is correct, both agree that the soul does not exist prior to conception.
We may appreciate it better if we accept the paradoxical fact that it unites a duality and that therefore there are two ways of thinking of it, both correct.
And it turns out both are correct.
They are calculated in different ways, both are correct.
In truth, both are correct.
But both strategies are probably correct.

Alternatives:

both are correct

Both are correct

This phrase is correct in English.

Use the phrase "both are correct" when referring to two or more things that are accurate or right.

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And it turns out both are correct.
They are calculated in different ways, both are correct.
In truth, both are correct.
It's either yes or no; we can't think both are correct at the same time.

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