Subject-verb Agreement

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Subject-verb Agreement

steptong

Subject-verb Agreement

Food and money is what survivors need most.
Food and money are what survivors need most.

Which of the above is correct?

Thanks.

12 May 2014

isa2

I would say IS because food and money is seen as an entity here. People need both not only one or the other. But I �m not a native speaker.
Let �s see what they have to say.

12 May 2014

yanogator

Although both are commonly used, the "official" answer is that "food and money" is a compound subject, so it needs "are."

Bruce

12 May 2014