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Yoong Liat

Joined: 11 Feb 2008
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Location: Singapore

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:56 am Post subject: is/are

What is/are needed is/are a pen and a pencil. Which verb should I use? Many thanks. _________________ Yoong Liat

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MauraS

Joined: 11 Feb 2008
Posts: 97
Location: Canada

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:36 am Post subject:

I would just say A pen and pencil are needed.

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Yoong Liat

Joined: 11 Feb 2008
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:21 am Post subject:

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MauraS wrote:

I would just say

A pen and pencil are needed.

What if I want the original words to stay?
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