Question

the great poet and singer ___dead (is/are/were)​

Answer 1

IS ' THIS IS ANSWER

THANKS

Answer 2

The answer is 'is.'

• This sentence is related to the exercise on the Subject-Verb Agreement.

• The singular auxiliary verb is 'is,' and 'are' and 'were' are plural auxiliary verbs.

• Though it seems that there are two subjects, the article is placed only before one name.

• Since no article is placed before 'singer,' we assume that the great poet and singer are only a single person.

• Thus, it takes a singular verb.