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Mudclay Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
House and lot (singular verb?)
Hello,
Does "house and lot" take a singular verb like "bread and butter"?
"This house and lot is for sale.
"These house and lot are for sale.
Thank you!
Does "house and lot" take a singular verb like "bread and butter"?
"This house and lot is for sale.
"These house and lot are for sale.
Thank you!
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I think it could be considered either way. (In the US, they are usually one commercial entity; in Japan, they are not. )
- I think it could be considered either way.
- (In the US, they are usually one commercial entity; in Japan, they are not.
- )
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I think it could be considered either way.
(In the US, they are usually one commercial entity; in Japan, they are not. So I suspect that it may depend on the case also.)
(In the US, they are usually one commercial entity; in Japan, they are not. So I suspect that it may depend on the case also.)
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"These house and lot are for sale" doesn't sound good.
The/This house and (the/this/that) lot are for sale. (the house and the lot taken as two separate entities..of course at two different prices).
This house and lot is for sale. (The two taken as one entity/commodity. One price for the package)...this is the more usual case I guess.
The/This house and (the/this/that) lot are for sale. (the house and the lot taken as two separate entities..of course at two different prices).
This house and lot is for sale. (The two taken as one entity/commodity. One price for the package)...this is the more usual case I guess.
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