A compound subject joined by and generally takes a plural verb; as-
- You and I are walking.
- Four and Five make eight.
- Are not your sister and brother ill?
- Wealth and happiness are all Ravi wants.
- Bed and table were both very costy.
- Rice and wheat purchased a week before, were both rotten.
Exception: When several singular subjects represent the same person or thing, or when they form one collective idea, a singular verb is used; as-
- Rice and Curry is his favourite dish.
- Truth and honesty is the best policy.
- Slow and Steady wins the race.
- Bread and Butter is our daily need.
- Whisky and soda was his only food.
- The crown and glory of life is character.
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