Gerunds as subjects
When there are two -ing subjects in the same sentence, does the verb agree in the singular or plural sense? Please advise.
He realized that dancing in the rain and singing out loud at the same time get/gets boring really fast. (Should both dancing and singing respond to "get"?)
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I don't believe that there are any fundamental new issues arising from the fact that these are "-ing subjects". As with any nouns, a decision has to be made as to whether the combination is viewed as one thing or two. It seems to me that what you describe is naturally viewed as one activity, so I would choose "gets".
- I don't believe that there are any fundamental new issues arising from the fact that these are "-ing subjects".
- As with any nouns, a decision has to be made as to whether the combination is viewed as one thing or two.
- It seems to me that what you describe is naturally viewed as one activity, so I would choose "gets".
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I don't believe that there are any fundamental new issues arising from the fact that these are "-ing subjects". As with any nouns, a decision has to be made as to whether the combination is viewed as one thing or two. It seems to me that what you describe is naturally viewed as one activity, so I would choose "gets". Compare "reading and swimming are enjoyable activities" (assuming you
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