Question

Good planning and motivation___ vital for academic success
a. Is
b. Are

Answer 1

Answer:

'are' is the right anwer

Answer 2

Good planning and motivation are vital for academic success. -This is the right answer.

Explanation:

• The parts of speech must coordinate well to form meaningful sentences.
• Moreover, there should subject and verb agreement between noun and verb.
• In the given sentences, we see that there are two nouns- 'planning' and 'motivation'.
• As the noun is in plural form, the verb must also be in plural.
• The verbs that are given here are 'is' and 'are'.
• 'Is' is the singular form of the verb, while 'are' is the plural form of the verb.
• Therefore the answer is: Good planning and motivation are vital for academic success.