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Haddie Posted 12 years ago
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Which ones are correct?
1)X and Y miss/misses you.
2)Their courage and patience know/knows no bounds.
What's the rule to follow here?
2)Their courage and patience know/knows no bounds.
What's the rule to follow here?
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1)X and Y miss/misses you. 2)Their courage and patience know/knows no bounds. In #1, X and Y, presumably people, are separate individuals.
- 1)X and Y miss/misses you.
- 2)Their courage and patience know/knows no bounds.
- In #1, X and Y, presumably people, are separate individuals.
- 'X and Y' together make up a plural subject.
- The verb-form is 'miss'.
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1)X and Y miss/misses you.
2)Their courage and patience know/knows no bounds.
In #1, X and Y, presumably people, are separate individuals. 'X and Y' together make up a plural subject. The verb-form is 'miss'.
In #2, it is possible to think of 'courage and patience' as one combined virtue, and use the singular verb-form 'knows'. I, personally would use only 'kno
2)Their courage and patience know/knows no bounds.
In #1, X and Y, presumably people, are separate individuals. 'X and Y' together make up a plural subject. The verb-form is 'miss'.
In #2, it is possible to think of 'courage and patience' as one combined virtue, and use the singular verb-form 'knows'. I, personally would use only 'kno
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