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Vsuresh Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Subject verb agreement
Hi
Please tell me which is correct here:
The doctrine applies in Canada, where there is/are a federal law and a provincial law that are each valid and consistent.
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I would use the singular.
- I would use the singular.
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The rule is that 'there'-construction with coordinated subjects (subjects joined by 'and') makes agreement either with the first noun (singular or plural) or with the two together (plural).
All of the examples below are correct.
There is a federal law and a provincial law ...
There are a federal law and a provincial law ...
There is a pear and an apple ...
There are a p
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