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BMO  +  123240 Tue, 02 Aug 05 05:09 AM
There is a cat and dog.
There are a cat and dog.

Which is correct?

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Mister Micawber  +  123295 Tue, 02 Aug 05 09:46 AM

There are.
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Anonymous, 4 yr 112 days ago
I reckon 'is'. The subjects can't be joined into a single thing, so have to treat them individually. So, 'there is a cat, and a dog' sounds good.

davkett  +  123452 Tue, 02 Aug 05 08:19 PM

Anonymous,

Following your own logic--since the two things cannot be joined into one, they remain two; therefore, they are plural.  Thus, 'There are a cat and dog.' 
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