If the food run short vs If the food runs short

The correct phrase is "if the food runs short." The verb "runs" should agree with the singular subject "food." The phrase is commonly used to express a situation where there is not enough food.

Last updated: March 26, 2024

If the food run short

This phrase is incorrect. The verb "run" does not agree with the singular subject "food."

Incorrect - the verb should be in the singular form "runs" to match the singular subject "food."

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When food runs short or there's a drought, some of these species retreat into a nympha stage.
But what if the food runs out?
I'm not talking about the food run.
I'm putting you on the food run to Tulita instead.
Should an NCB run short of a particular denomination it will draw on the Eurosystem Strategic Stock if the surplus logistical stocks of other NCBs are insufficient.
Piti, because we will be here... until eventually the food runs out,
We don't know if the food is infected.
See if the food is ready.
Your invitation to move to lunchtime seems a very good idea, especially if the food is Mediterranean.
Even if the band sucks and the food is rancid.
If the food's cold, put it in the microwave.
It seems they've run short of poachers and thieves down South.
It seems they've run short of poachers and thieves down South.
I... I seem to have run short of cigarettes.
But time runs short for the Senator.
But time runs short for our intrepid heroes as the dreaded droid mill nears completion.
I'm starting to run short here.
It is especially when times are getting hard that funding runs short.
If the food's good, I have a great time.
The food supply for the city residents could be drastically altered if the asteroid hit a major agricultural area nearby.

If the food runs short

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Correct - use this phrase to indicate a situation where there is not enough food.

Show examples from the web [+]

When food runs short or there's a drought, some of these species retreat into a nympha stage.
But what if the food runs out?
I'm not talking about the food run.
I'm putting you on the food run to Tulita instead.
Should an NCB run short of a particular denomination it will draw on the Eurosystem Strategic Stock if the surplus logistical stocks of other NCBs are insufficient.
Piti, because we will be here... until eventually the food runs out,
We don't know if the food is infected.
See if the food is ready.
Your invitation to move to lunchtime seems a very good idea, especially if the food is Mediterranean.
Even if the band sucks and the food is rancid.
If the food's cold, put it in the microwave.
It seems they've run short of poachers and thieves down South.
It seems they've run short of poachers and thieves down South.
I... I seem to have run short of cigarettes.
But time runs short for the Senator.
But time runs short for our intrepid heroes as the dreaded droid mill nears completion.
I'm starting to run short here.
It is especially when times are getting hard that funding runs short.
If the food's good, I have a great time.
The food supply for the city residents could be drastically altered if the asteroid hit a major agricultural area nearby.

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If the food run short vs If the food runs short