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Scw72 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

lexical and grammatical development is vs. are

Hello!

I have a question about the agreement. Which is right? "Lexical and gramamtical development is or are"

Thanks for your answer in advance!

CW
  

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A compound subject connected by "and" always takes a plural verb except when it is one entity. Here, I think it is better to use the plural verb 'are'. However, it depends on what you want to say and how it is interpreted.

— Sooris

  • A compound subject connected by "and" always takes a plural verb except when it is one entity.
  • Here, I think it is better to use the plural verb 'are'.
  • However, it depends on what you want to say and how it is interpreted.
  • Please give the complete sentence, so we will be able to analyse it properly.
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A compound subject connected by "and" always takes a plural verb except when it is one entity. Here, I think it is better to use the plural verb 'are'. However, it depends on what you want to say and how it is interpreted. Please give the complete sentence, so we will be able to analyse it properly.
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