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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Is or Are?

Your prompt attention and response (is or are) greatly appreciated.
  

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Plural subject, plural verb.

  • Plural subject, plural verb.
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Plural subject, plural verb.
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AnonymousYour prompt attention and response (is or are) greatly appreciated.
This sounds like one of those cases where the phrase "X and Y" may optionally be taken as a unit, if you choose. I'm not sure.

I'd duck the issue and say "would be greatly appreciated."

But then that wouldn't work if the attention and response are already in hand.

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