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Harlequin552:
Choose an answer that best completes in the following questions.
1.The President and pastor of the church ______ around.
(A)is
(B)are
(C)were
(D)was.
2.The president and the pastor of the church _____ around.
(A)is(B)are(C)was(D)were

Pearlqueen:
1. Is 2. Are

Harlequin552:
Choose an answer that best completes in the following questions.
1.The President and pastor of the church ______ around.
(A)is
(B)are
(C)were
(D)was.
2. The president and the pastor of the church _____ around.
(A)is(B)are(C)was(D)were

isaiah4life:
A and B.

My Explanation

The first question referred to someone that acquire the status of both the president and pastor while the second involved two individuals with different titles.

Therefore, you use IS for the single individual and ARE for two individuals.

Note: I used basic explanation to butress the answer and not some English terminologies that could be confusing to some people.

Thank you.

federal9:
Number one answer is "are"

Number two answer is " were"

Harlequin552:
Yer you are right according to concord,the president is also the pastor of the church in question 1 which takes singular verb while the president and 'the' pastor of the church are two different individuals which takes plural verb.

isaiah4life:
Comrade, Grammarly can be funny at times especially if you are not on a premium subscription.

federal9:
I am on a premium.

federal9:
Number one answer is "are"

Number two answer is " were"

Harlequin552:
Choose an answer that best completes in the following questions.
1.The President and pastor of the church ______ around.
(A)is
(B)are
(C)were
(D)was.
2.The president and the pastor of the church _____ around.
(A)is(B)are(C)was(D)were

Uyi168:
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A-Z use of English by Dele Ashade that yearrr

Harlequin552:
Do you know that in that same year Dele Ashade statement in one of the topics: SOMEONE SHOULD GIVE ME HIS/HER NOTEBOOK is now no longer accepted in english language but it has been changed to SOMEONE SHOULD GIVE ME THEIR NOTEBOOK.