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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Which is the correct usage?

Their property and house that overlook a beautiful creek will be a perfect place to continue planning for the future.

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Their property and house that overlooks a beautiful creek will be a perfect place to continue planning for the future.
  

Top answer

Both are possible. It depends what you mean. Maybe not all of the property overlooks the creek and you want to restrict the relative clause to the house.

  • Both are possible.
  • It depends what you mean.
  • Maybe not all of the property overlooks the creek and you want to restrict the relative clause to the house.
  • [ Their property and house that overlook a beautiful creek ] will be a perfect place to continue planning for the future.
  • [ Their property ] and [ house that overlooks a beautiful creek ] will be a perfect place to continue planning for the future.
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Both are possible. It depends what you mean.
Maybe not all of the property overlooks the creek and you want to restrict the relative clause to the house.

[ Their property and house that overlook a beautiful creek ] will be a perfect place to continue planning for the future.

[ Their property ] and [ house that overlooks a beautiful creek ] will be a perfect p

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