Is this okay: The weather and pollution in Beijing is depressing.
anon006 Is this okay: The weather and pollution in Beijing is depressing. No. You need "are" for the two subjects.
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anon006Is this okay: The weather and pollution in Beijing is depressing.
No. You need "are" for the two subjects. If you want the two subjects to be construed as one thing, you have to do it yourself, maybe "The combination of rotten weather and ***-awful pollution in Beijing is depressing."