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I wanted to see if anyone can confirm the following sentence reads correct, with proper agreement:

"Now remember, your sales and marketing teams are the life force that keeps business flowing to you."

I believe this is correct because the nearest noun to the verb "keeps" is singular, but I wanted to make sure. I also believe it is okay to say "sales and marketing teams are the life force," turning these two groups into a singular noun, but again, I wanted to be absolutely sure. Combining singular and plural always seems a little uncertain to me. Thank you all in advance!

TravelingPen
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  • sales-and-marketing team or teams OR 2) sales team or teams and marketing team or teams: which is it? But seriously, is there more than one of either?
    • – Lambie Sep 08 '20 at 15:58
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    Does this answer your question? Agreement in "[Singular Noun] Is/Are [Plural Noun]"? {A and B are C} or {C is A and B} except in extreme circumstances. But also, yes: "Now remember, your sales and marketing teams are [the life force that keeps business flowing to you]." – Edwin Ashworth Sep 08 '20 at 16:08
  • The subject of keeps is the life force; the sales and marketing teams are not grammatically connected with keeps in any way. – Colin Fine Sep 08 '20 at 16:20