a compound subjectの例文
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- We have here a compound subject : " manufacture and distribution ."
- It comes down to " notional agreement " : is the notion in the head of the writer of a compound subject singular or plural?
- Note that this still has a compound subject using " and " as the conjunction, and uses " semi-informal " " generic " their " " to get around the " his or her " problem.
- Children are often taught in school that they should always order oneself after any others in a compound subject and use " I ", saying " Johnny and I " instead of " me and Johnny ".
- Some " Merriam-Webster Guide to English Usage " allegedly says : " When a compound subject follows the verb and the first element is singular, the verb may be either singular or plural : " There is a lake and several small streams . " " There are a dog and a few cats in the house . " The singular construction is more common.