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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Plural or Singular Verbs with multiple objects?

I can't remember when to use a singular verb and when to use a plural verb in cases like this, with more than one object:

How is/are Bob and his cats?
How is/are Bob and Sue?

What exactly is the rule?
  

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Anonymous What exactly is the rule? There is no Language Academy in the Anglo-Saxon world and consequently there are many opinions. Let your ear decide.

— Cool Breeze

  • Anonymous What exactly is the rule?
  • There is no Language Academy in the Anglo-Saxon world and consequently there are many opinions.
  • Let your ear decide.
  • For the strictly grammatically minded, the plural is the obvious choice for both sentences.
  • CB
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AnonymousWhat exactly is the rule?

There is no Language Academy in the Anglo-Saxon world and consequently there are many opinions. Let your ear decide. For the strictly grammatically minded, the plural is the obvious choice for both sentences.
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