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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

is/are

How is your son and daughter?

How are your son and daughter?

Which one is correct and why?

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How are your son and daughter? There are two people being asked about, so the plural form 'are' is used.

— Vorpar

  • How are your son and daughter?
  • There are two people being asked about, so the plural form 'are' is used.
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How are your son and daughter?

There are two people being asked about, so the plural form 'are' is used.
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Son AND daughter is a compound subject. It's talking about more than one thing; 1 son and 1 daughter, Therefore you would use "are." How are your son and daughter?
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