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OpenStudy (anonymous):

need help Which sentence uses a verb that agrees with its compound subject? A. The banana or the pear is probably ripe. B. The mailman or our neighbors has left a package. C. The children or the dog have hidden the ball. D. Peggy and Claire sings the duet beautifully.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is it C or D? correct me if I'm wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are you sure? Can u explain why, I'm kind of confused

OpenStudy (ageta):

wait

OpenStudy (ageta):

c is the correct answer sorry abut the confusion

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can u explain why pls?

OpenStudy (ageta):

because c is more specific about the subject the others as you can see are not

OpenStudy (ageta):

im kind of not good at explaining

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok, thanks for trying though! :D

OpenStudy (ageta):

The individual subjects in a compound subject are joined by a coordinating conjunction

OpenStudy (anonymous):

kk ty

OpenStudy (ageta):

np

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