Question

In a sentence with a compound subject, each subject...

a. may have different verbs

b. must have the same verb

c. must have the same helping verbs

d. none of the above
***confused.. please explain!! Thanks!! :D

Answer 1

Hi!! Thanks for coming! :D Do you understand this? :D

Answer 2

Martha and Mary both love cats

Answer 3

@hero sorry? i don't understand what u mean by that haha

Answer 4

Do you know what the verb is in that sentence I posted?

Answer 5

Do you even know what the subjects are?

Answer 6

love is the verb and martha and mary are the subjects :) am i right?

Answer 7

Yes, now in this case, is it possible for the subjects to have two different verbs?

Answer 8

no. so is the answer B. must have the same verb. ????

Answer 9

thanks for all the help everybody!!

Answer 10

You'd have to show how it is logical. You can't just pick D because you don't know which one it is.

Answer 11

When a sentence has two or more subjects, that’s called a “compound subject.” The individual subjects in a compound subject are joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, or, neither/nor). When the subjects are joined by “and,” the verb agrees with the pronoun “they.”

•Joanie and Chachi love each other. (NOT Joanie and Chachi loves each other.)
When the subjects are joined by “or” or “neither/nor,” the verb agrees with the subject that is closest to the verb.

•The piano or the book case has to go.
•The piano or the tables have to go.
•Neither the pillows nor the curtains match the couch.
•Neither the pillows nor the blanket looks good in this room.
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/sentences/15-sentences-using-compound-subjects-and-compound-verbs.html

Answer 12

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Answer 13

My English teacher told us a story about how verb and subject, who were the best of friends, once fought over a bar of candy. Verb, said that since "fight" is a verb, it should get the candy, subject said that since "candy" was a subject, it should get it. Stuck, they forged an agreement called the Subject verb agreement, it meant that for more than one subject one verb could suffice and multiple verbs had to fight over the subject. Like, Mary and Marsha both love cats. There are two subjects, Mary and Marsha, and only one verb 'LOVE". Verbs are greedy. A verb can have more that one subject (compound sentences) but many subjects can make do with one verb.

Answer 14

cool :D hahaa and for my question, i think i have the right answer but I'm not 100% sure... could u please come double check?? :D

Answer 15

"the verb agrees with the subject closest to the verb". I object to that statement. "love" is a plural verb, "loves" is singular:

Jerry loves his coat
John and Mary both love their new home.

Answer 16

true that!!! :)