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by nasir » Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:48 am
Which one is correct and why ?

Just around the corner IS / Are a bakery and a supermarket

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by thephoenix » Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:52 am
are is correct
and makes the two subjects a comound sub and for compound sub plural verb is needed
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by nasir » Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:56 am
i thought, "just around the corner" a subject phrase.
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by brijesh » Thu Sep 23, 2010 8:57 am
nasir wrote:Which one is correct and why ?

Just around the corner IS / Are a bakery and a supermarket

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Just around the corner is a bakery. Just around the corner is a supermaket.

Just around the corner is a bakery and a supermarket.

Ex: He has a shirt and a paint.
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by thephoenix » Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:00 am
nasir wrote:i thought, "just around the corner" a subject phrase.
its a case of inverse sub and one need to flip it
in this it wud be
a bakery and a supermarket are just around the corner
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by nasir » Sun Sep 26, 2010 11:29 am
brijesh wrote:
nasir wrote:Which one is correct and why ?

Just around the corner IS / Are a bakery and a supermarket

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Just around the corner is a bakery. Just around the corner is a supermaket.

Just around the corner is a bakery and a supermarket.

Ex: He has a shirt and a paint.
isn't " Has " = possession ??
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by mundasingh123 » Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:33 am
nasir wrote:Which one is correct and why ?

Just around the corner IS / Are a bakery and a supermarket

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If the place functions as a bakery as well as a supermarket,it must be
Just arnd the corner is a bakery and supermarket
if the 2 arev seperate
then
Just arnd the corner are a bakery and supermarket
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