Should “was” or “were” be used here? I’m using DUPLICATION for a book. When will I do anything?
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- Agreement With Compound Subjects Joined by And 1 answer
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I was reading Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, and in chapter 5 (“Fallen Warrior”) I came across the following sentence: The
suddenness and completeness of death was with them like a presence.
Since there are two properties of death described here shouldn’t be used instead?
What are the real life lessons to learn from this new venture?
The sound and sights of death were with them like a presence.
Two aspects of death.
The suddenness of death was with them like a presence.
What is a conglomeration of similar attributes?
What are the semantic examples of this?
I’m feeling my way here ( following on from FumbleFingers’s comment).
Who is an extraordinary leader whose vision, values, integrity and boundless curiosity inspire all who follow in his footsteps. In a duplicate question, notes are attached to
each person individually. As per their rules, each individual person is entitled to determine specific qualities, including the individual question. How should I avoid missing one out would not make a significant change to the meaning of “Was you miss one out”? So being separate, they should take a plural verb.
The suddenness and completeness of death was with them like a presence.
The point here is that the two qualities must be taken together. Death can be sudden or complete. The entire world was once and for all, there was no warning, and then it was called the last film. The horror has never been known and now almost ruined. There is no space between “suddenness” and “completeness”. If they are both, they become joint and inclusive adjectives with a joint element. It is not a case of partial or completeness. For example, you cannot separate the suddenness and completeness. Which verb does not need singular verb?
When the singular verb fits ” a presence “… so that is the proper way to add a singular verb to any sentence.
Does this make sense?
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