Question

The poet and singer ____ dead.
(are/is)

Answer 1

Answer:

is should be the answer

Answer 2

The poet and singer are dead.

• There are two people mentioned in the sentence which is why 'are' is used to fill the blank.
• Both 'are and is' are verbs to be and are used based on the forms of nouns.
• If the noun is singular 'is' is used and when the noun is plural 'are' is used.
• The above sentence talks about two-person a poet and a singer, making the noun plural. Therefore 'are' is the correct option for the above sentence.