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If the subject is an and-compound like "cat and dog", then some languages put the verb into the plural form:

The cat and the dog are hungry.

Other languages take the quantity of the last element in the and-compound:

The cat and the dog is hungry.

The cat and all dogs are hungry.

What's the rule in English?

I came across this [sentence][1]:

Component properties and logic maps directly into HTML attributes and the browser's event system.

suggesting the "the quantity"quantity of the last element"-rule. [1]: https://angular.io/guide/elements#mapping

If the subject is an and-compound like "cat and dog", then some languages put the verb into the plural form:

The cat and the dog are hungry.

Other languages take the quantity of the last element in the and-compound:

The cat and the dog is hungry.

The cat and all dogs are hungry.

What's the rule in English?

I came across this [sentence][1]:

Component properties and logic maps directly into HTML attributes and the browser's event system.

suggesting the "the quantity of the last element"-rule. [1]: https://angular.io/guide/elements#mapping

If the subject is an and-compound like "cat and dog", then some languages put the verb into the plural form:

The cat and the dog are hungry.

Other languages take the quantity of the last element in the and-compound:

The cat and the dog is hungry.

The cat and all dogs are hungry.

What's the rule in English?

I came across this [sentence][1]:

Component properties and logic maps directly into HTML attributes and the browser's event system.

suggesting the "quantity of the last element"-rule. [1]: https://angular.io/guide/elements#mapping

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Min-Soo Pipefeet
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Singular vs. plural verb form for an and-compound subject

If the subject is an and-compound like "cat and dog", then some languages put the verb into the plural form:

The cat and the dog are hungry.

Other languages take the quantity of the last element in the and-compound:

The cat and the dog is hungry.

The cat and all dogs are hungry.

What's the rule in English?

I came across this [sentence][1]:

Component properties and logic maps directly into HTML attributes and the browser's event system.

suggesting the "the quantity of the last element"-rule. [1]: https://angular.io/guide/elements#mapping