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Smartbear Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

one man or two?

One man or two ____ praised.

Could anybody tell me which is to be put in the blank, is or are?
  

Top answer

were/are because of OR and proximity.

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  • were/are because of OR and proximity.
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were/are
because of OR and proximity.
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Proximity? Does it mean "use verbs according to the closer noun/prons"?

But I found a answer in a English grammar book writen by Chinese teacher saying that the word should be "is"....

Could I know where are you from? I want to know if it is a area difference or not.

Thanks for you answering and looking foward for your further help.
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>Proximity? Does it mean "use verbs according to the closer noun/prons"?


Yes. See:
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When two singular subjects are joined by and, the verb is normally plural.

Alice and Bob are going to be late.

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