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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The ship and its crew..

Hello!!

Should it be:

The ship and its crew were lost.

Or should it be:

The ship and its crew was lost.

Would appreciate an explanation as well.

Thanks.
  

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The ship and its crew were lost. This is a compound noun: there are two things, a ship and a crew, and they were both lost.

— Mister Micawber

  • The ship and its crew were lost.
  • This is a compound noun: there are two things, a ship and a crew, and they were both lost.
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The ship and its crew were lost.

This is a compound noun: there are two things, a ship and a crew, and they were both lost.
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