Subject Verb Agreement?
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Are these two subjects being treated collectively? If so, how?
From 'The Times':
President Trump’s withdrawal from Syria and claim of victory over Isis has triggered a political backlash from Senate Republicans.
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Are these two subjects being treated collectively? If so, how?
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President Trump’s withdrawal from Syria and claim of victory over Isis has triggered a political backlash from Senate Republicans.
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"Withdrawal from Syria" and "claim of victory over Isis" are NPs. A subject like this which contains a coordination of NPs linked by "and" normally takes a plural verb, so "have" is correct.
– BillJ
2 days ago
Thanks veyr much, Bill. I thought it very odd myself, but then I put it into grammarly and it found no issue (which I thought even odder). Like you, I feel that "have" is correct.
– pushmipullu
2 days ago
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In this case I think the singular is acceptable -- the withdrawal-and-claim is regarded as a single event, with the claim acting as justification for the withdrawal.
– StoneyB
2 days ago
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Are these two subjects being treated collectively? If so, how?
From 'The Times':
President Trump’s withdrawal from Syria and claim of victory over Isis has triggered a political backlash from Senate Republicans.
verb-agreement
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Are these two subjects being treated collectively? If so, how?
From 'The Times':
President Trump’s withdrawal from Syria and claim of victory over Isis has triggered a political backlash from Senate Republicans.
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"Withdrawal from Syria" and "claim of victory over Isis" are NPs. A subject like this which contains a coordination of NPs linked by "and" normally takes a plural verb, so "have" is correct.
– BillJ
2 days ago
Thanks veyr much, Bill. I thought it very odd myself, but then I put it into grammarly and it found no issue (which I thought even odder). Like you, I feel that "have" is correct.
– pushmipullu
2 days ago
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In this case I think the singular is acceptable -- the withdrawal-and-claim is regarded as a single event, with the claim acting as justification for the withdrawal.
– StoneyB
2 days ago
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"Withdrawal from Syria" and "claim of victory over Isis" are NPs. A subject like this which contains a coordination of NPs linked by "and" normally takes a plural verb, so "have" is correct.
– BillJ
2 days ago
Thanks veyr much, Bill. I thought it very odd myself, but then I put it into grammarly and it found no issue (which I thought even odder). Like you, I feel that "have" is correct.
– pushmipullu
2 days ago
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In this case I think the singular is acceptable -- the withdrawal-and-claim is regarded as a single event, with the claim acting as justification for the withdrawal.
– StoneyB
2 days ago
"Withdrawal from Syria" and "claim of victory over Isis" are NPs. A subject like this which contains a coordination of NPs linked by "and" normally takes a plural verb, so "have" is correct.
– BillJ
2 days ago
"Withdrawal from Syria" and "claim of victory over Isis" are NPs. A subject like this which contains a coordination of NPs linked by "and" normally takes a plural verb, so "have" is correct.
– BillJ
2 days ago
Thanks veyr much, Bill. I thought it very odd myself, but then I put it into grammarly and it found no issue (which I thought even odder). Like you, I feel that "have" is correct.
– pushmipullu
2 days ago
Thanks veyr much, Bill. I thought it very odd myself, but then I put it into grammarly and it found no issue (which I thought even odder). Like you, I feel that "have" is correct.
– pushmipullu
2 days ago
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In this case I think the singular is acceptable -- the withdrawal-and-claim is regarded as a single event, with the claim acting as justification for the withdrawal.
– StoneyB
2 days ago
In this case I think the singular is acceptable -- the withdrawal-and-claim is regarded as a single event, with the claim acting as justification for the withdrawal.
– StoneyB
2 days ago
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"Withdrawal from Syria" and "claim of victory over Isis" are NPs. A subject like this which contains a coordination of NPs linked by "and" normally takes a plural verb, so "have" is correct.
– BillJ
2 days ago
Thanks veyr much, Bill. I thought it very odd myself, but then I put it into grammarly and it found no issue (which I thought even odder). Like you, I feel that "have" is correct.
– pushmipullu
2 days ago
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In this case I think the singular is acceptable -- the withdrawal-and-claim is regarded as a single event, with the claim acting as justification for the withdrawal.
– StoneyB
2 days ago