Question

What is the difference between ‘be’ and ‘are’? For example, which of the following is correct? “It is essential that pilots BE given the best possible training.” Or “It is essential that our pilots ARE given the best possible training.”?

Answer 1

Hint: Here, in this question we have to give the dissimilarities between the words ‘be’ and ‘are’. Difference describes the disagreement or dispute or quarrel. For example: The difference between men and women.

Complete answer:
Two sentences are given:
Sentence 1: “It is essential that our pilots BE given the best possible training.”
Sentence 2: “It is essential that our pilots ARE given the best possible training.”
Out of these two sentences we have to figure out the correct sentence.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘BE’ AND ‘ARE’
Be	Are
1: Be is an infinitive form.	1: Are is the form of the second person singular and all person’s plural.
2: Infinitives are always used after verbs in the sentence. For example: Pilots must be very skilled.	2: More than one subject is in the sentence. For example: Ram and Shyam are going together in the park.
3: Be is used to join a subject to its complement and use for the feelings and the states.	3: Are can also be used as a collective noun that emphasize individuals who belong to the groups. For example: The cats are eating food.

The correct sentence is: “It is essential that our pilots ARE given the best possible training.” Because are is used for the individuals who belong to the same group. Like here in this sentence, it talks about pilots (plural form of pilot). So, we will use ‘are’ instead of ‘be’. Using ‘are’ in the sentence also makes it grammatically correct.

Note: We should also understand the difference between the use of are and the use of is. ‘Is’ is used when a noun is singular. For example: The cat is sleeping. On the other hand, are is used for the plural nouns. For example: Cats are sleeping. Both ‘is’ and ‘are’ are used as auxiliary verbs and are also used as helping verbs and they are also known as linking verbs.