Timeline for Singular vs. plural verb form for an and-compound subject
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| Apr 29, 2019 at 17:32 | vote | accept | Min-Soo Pipefeet | ||
| Apr 29, 2019 at 15:16 | answer | added | BillJ | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 29, 2019 at 14:12 | comment | added | Katy | @BillJ Your comment would make a good answer. | |
| Apr 29, 2019 at 12:07 | comment | added | BillJ | Sometimes both are possible. e.g. "[Your laziness and your ineptitude] amazes/amaze me". | |
| Apr 29, 2019 at 12:02 | history | edited | Min-Soo Pipefeet | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 29, 2019 at 11:58 | comment | added | Min-Soo Pipefeet | @BillJ Thx for the explanation. Yes, "components and logic" seem to be seen as as a single unit although there is no explicit grammar hint like a singular object in your example ("favourite breakfast"). | |
| Apr 29, 2019 at 11:50 | comment | added | BillJ | In general a subject with the form of a coordination of NPs linked by and takes a plural verb, as in "The cat and the dog are hungry" / "Mary and John are here". It doesn't matter whether the individual coordinates are singular or plural: the coordination as a whole denotes a set containing at least two members, and hence takes a plural verb. Singular override is possible where the subject is conceptualised as a single unit, e.g. "Eggs and bacon is my favourite breakfast". In your last example, are "components and logic" seen as a single unit? | |
| Apr 29, 2019 at 11:37 | history | asked | Min-Soo Pipefeet | CC BY-SA 4.0 |