Lagataw Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
'Here is' and 'Here are'
Can I say either 'Here is your passport and your boarding pass!' or 'Here are your passport and your boarding pass'. Or should I say only the latter? Thanks!
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' or 'Here are your passport and your boarding pass'. Or should I say only the latter? Thanks!
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lagatawCan I say either 'Here is your passport and your boarding pass!' or 'Here are your passport and your boarding pass'. Or should I say only the latter? Thanks!If you want to pay attention to 'subject-verb' agreement, say the latter.
You don't need the second "your".
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lagatawCan I say either ...Yes. The agreement may be with the compound structure 'X and Y' or, by the principle of proximity, only with the first noun in the list.
CJ
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