Question

oil and water ____ not mix (does, do) (subject verb agreement)​

Answer 1

Answer:

do

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Oil and water do not mix.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The question is based on the crux of most English grammar i.e. subject-verb agreement.

• The subject-verb agreement says a lot about the ways a subject will agree to its action word-verb.

• In general, the rules of tense fall in the category of subject-verb agreement, but apart from these rules, there are some other rules by which a subject agrees to the verb.

• As per the rule, a compound subject includes two or more nouns (or pronouns, noun clauses, or noun phrases) that may be singular or plural.
• When the nouns are joined with the linker word "and" (for example, an orange and a banana), the compound subject is usually plural, even if the individual nouns are singular.

• Thus, two nouns or pronouns when joined by ‘and’ take a plural verb. (a plural subject takes a plural verb.)

• Since "oil and water" refer to a compound subject joined by "and", it will take the plural verb "do".

Therefore, the final and most appropriate answer -

Oil and water do not mix.

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