"What is your name and address" - why "is" instead of "are"?

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We use "is" with singular but here we use "is" with two things: "name and address". Why?

Related: Which is grammatically correct: “There is tea and juice” or “There are tea and juice”? — Lawrence, Mar 11 '17 at 11:41
Essentially a duplicate of "There Is"/"There are" depends on plurality of the first list element or not? (There is a closer-looking match, Plurality of verb depending on plurality of list elements) — Edwin Ashworth, Mar 11 '17 at 12:13

score -3 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 11 '17 at 13:42

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If each object of the verb in a sentence is singular, use "is" (eg: There is juice and water.) If each object of the verb is plural, use "are" (eg: There are juices and water bottles.)(eg: There are bottles of juice and water.)

answered Mar 11 '17 at 13:42

Kent Thornell

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"What is your name and address" - why "is" instead of "are"?

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