Compound subject it’s because two or more individual noun phrases coordinated to form a single, longer noun phrase. For English compound subjects joined by and, the agreement rules are generally unambiguous, but sometimes tricky.
The children, and the dolls, are nothing more than playthings. They are there to look nice and dress pretty, but not to do anything other than what their owner wants them to.
They are controlled by the strings of society; enslaved by the husband (and father), Torvald.
Answer: a. He is distraught and unsure.
In this excerpt, Hamlet is distraught and feels desperate. He begins to wonder whether it would be better to die, as dying is only to sleep forever. He thinks this would end his heartache, and all the pain he is subject to. However, as he continues talking, he wonders if maybe the sleep of death comes with dreams, and whether those dreams might be nightmares. This worries him, and makes him more unsure as to what choice to make.
THe children
the parents
the teachers
any guest that the children may like to be present