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Guest Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Is or are?

what's correct: "If this girl or her mother IS lost,..." or "If this girl or her mother ARE lost,..."?

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". The key here is the use of OR, meaning either one (the girl) or the other (her mom), not both of them. Hope this helps!

— Raul

  • ".
  • The key here is the use of OR, meaning either one (the girl) or the other (her mom), not both of them.
  • Hope this helps!
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The correct form is "if this girl or her mother IS lost...". The key here is the use of OR, meaning either one (the girl) or the other (her mom), not both of them.

Hope this helps!
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