Should I use singular or plural after a series of two gerunds? "Killing their children and destroying their homes is/are"

Asked Mar 13 '24 at 14:05

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Killing their children and destroying their homes is not enough - they must humiliate them too.
Killing their children and destroying their homes are not enough - they must humiliate them too.

edited Mar 13 '24 at 14:19

Laurel

asked Mar 13 '24 at 14:05

ac23

The first sounds correct. Does this answer help? – import random Mar 13 '24 at 14:07
Gerund phrases can be subjects. Two subjects make it plural. – Lambie Mar 13 '24 at 15:20
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I you prefer killing and destroying as a unit, you'd use singular. If you prefer them as separate activities, plural. – Yosef Baskin Mar 13 '24 at 15:21

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