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My bread and butter is teaching English.When the compound subject is treated or considered as a unit, use a singular verb. When it is treated otherwise, both the plural and singular is okay.There was chocolate and (there was) flour on the floor.There were chocolate and floor on the ... (two...

It's not an easy sentence. You have a compound subject, so you'd think a plural verb would be required. If you said, "One of the important influences is that of nature," you'd easily accept that "influences" is not the subject, and you'd reject "One of...

I think so. You have a compound subject, "waking", and "sounds," so you require a plural verb, "were." I would say, "in my bed." It's difficult to parse this sentence, if I use the term correctly. It would read better if both subjects were the...

If you take the ritual and the hope as a compound subject, then "were" is correct. With the (and the hope it sparked) in parantheses, you give yourself an option to use the singular form, agreeing only with ritual. but I would recommend using the plural, as you have it.

I'm amused by the credit given to native speakers. We can say, "I've never heard such a thing," or "I'd say it this way," but that doesn't mean we know what's "correct." For example, when I say, "Just between you and me, I think she's great," people from the next register are horrified. "NO,...

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Hi Teo I hope the following will be helpful. In BrE, it should be There is a cat and a dog. Below is the information extracted from two books on English usage. The first book is on British English usage, the second on American English usage. 'The Right Word at the Right Time'...

The limitation and the damage - compound subject linked by and, so use the plural form of the verb, do. (Does the contract really impose damage?)

You have a compound subject, use the plural - were

A compound subject connected by "and" always takes a plural verb except when it is one entity. Here, I think it is better to use the plural verb 'are'. However, it depends on what you want to say and how it is interpreted. Please give the complete sentence, so we will be able to analyse it properly.