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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Is vs. Are with conjunctions
Which is correct:
You don't know who Jack or Steve is?
You don't know who Jack or Steve are?
You don't know who Jack or Steve is?
You don't know who Jack or Steve are?
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Going only by instinct, I would say that the second one is the correct one ( are ), though I can't quote you a rule to justify it. CJ
- Going only by instinct, I would say that the second one is the correct one ( are ), though I can't quote you a rule to justify it.
- CJ
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Going only by instinct, I would say that the second one is the correct one (are), though I can't quote you a rule to justify it.
CJ
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The first sentence is grammatically correct. "or" is Alternative/ Disjunctive conjunction that denotes a choice between two alternatives. Here Jack/ Steve is singular. To be more precise, "Neither Jack nor Steve is known to me." But in a sentence like the following "are" should be used, as subjects are both plural :-" You don't know who kings or ministers are".
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