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Ticktock Posted 7 years ago
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Subject-verb agreement, is it off in this sentence?

Someone has used this sentence "My best friend and I are a fan of horror movies." but I am struggling with it, is the subject verb agreement? Is it incorrect to have the subject (my best friend and I) as a plural, but then say 'are a fan' and then have that as singular?

Should it be 'My best friend and I are both fans of horror movies.'?? Please help.

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Hello ticktock, A. The phrase "my best friend and I" is plural, but "my best friend or I" is singular. B.

— Joseph A

  • Hello ticktock, A.
  • The phrase "my best friend and I" is plural, but "my best friend or I" is singular.
  • B.
  • "a fan" is wrong in that sentence, but "fans" is fine.
  • So you have to write your sentence as follows: My best friend I are fans of horror movies.
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Hello ticktock,

A. The phrase "my best friend and I" is plural, but "my best friend or I" is singular.

B. "a fan" is wrong in that sentence, but "fans" is fine. So you have to write your sentence as follows:

My best friend I are fans of horror movies.

More examples:

I'm a fan, He's a fan, They're fans, etc...

If the subject is singular, please use "a fan",

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