0
Jack112 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Subject with and

Are both of these sentences grammatically correct?
1. My balance and everything are not working properly. (Are the subjects here 'balance' and 'everything' thus the plural verb 'are' ?)
2. My balance and everything is not working properly. (Is this the shorthand of saying 'My balance is not working properly and everything is not working properly.' ?)

Thanks
  

Top answer

1. My balance and everything are not working properly. ) 2.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1.
  • My balance and everything are not working properly.
  • ) 2.
  • My balance and everything is not working properly.
  • -- No: it indicates that 'everything' and 'balance' are both parts of some single larger apparatus )
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
1. My balance and everything are not working properly. (Are the subjects here 'balance' and 'everything' thus the plural verb 'are' ?-- Yes.)
2. My balance and everything is not working properly. (Is this the shorthand of saying 'My balance is not working properly and everything is not working properly.' ?-- No: it indicates that 'everything'
0

Related Questions