2 years ago

Air and water is or are necessary for life.

English

1 answer:

JulsSmile [24]2 years ago

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Answer: Air and water <em><u>are</u></em> necessary for life.

Explanation:

Air and water are a plural subject because a subject made up of nouns joined by 'and' makes a compound subject, unless that subject's intended sense is singular, therefore the verb must be conjugated in the plural: "They are".

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