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Which one is correct? (Subject-verb agreement)

 
 
Reply Tue 10 Jun, 2014 10:36 am
1) "What are the drawer and the cabinet made of?"

or

2) "What is the drawer and the cabinet made of?"

MS Word says #1 is wrong, but I dunno if MS Word is always 100% correct.

Thanks!
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Reply Tue 10 Jun, 2014 10:47 am
@PermafrostLerinbaine,
I'd think of this as being analogous to saying "what materials are the drawer and cabinet made of?"

This would make this phrase the more correct of the two phrases: "What are the drawer and the cabinet made of?"

In this case, the drawer and cabinet might be made of more than one (different) materials.

Sometimes the dumb grammar checker in MS Word is totally wrong.
PermafrostLerinbaine
 
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Reply Tue 10 Jun, 2014 11:07 am
@Ragman,
Thanks, Mr. Ragman!
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