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Compound Subjects

20 January, 2015 - 10:32

A compound subject is formed by two or more nouns and the coordinating conjunctions and, or, or nor. A compound subject can be made of singular subjects, plural subjects, or a combination of singular and plural subjects.

Compound subjects combined with and take a plural verb form.

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Compound subjects combined with or and nor are treated separately. The verb must agree with the subject that is nearest to the verb.

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Tip

If you can substitute the word they for the compound subject, then the sentence takes the third person plural verb form.