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Is it "He and his family are coming home" or "He and his family is coming home"? — Anu, Andorra
Answer
The correct sentence is "He and his family are coming home."
To choose the correct verb, you first need to identify the subject of the verb. Ask yourself who or what is doing the action: Who is coming home? Answer: He and his family.
"He and his family" is a compound subject, meaning that it has more than one part. Because compound subjects have more than one part, they are automatically plural when they are joined by "and" even if each individual part is singular.
For example, "[part one] and [part two]" will always be plural because it can be replaced by the plural pronoun "they." Here are some examples.
The book and the keyare on the table. = Theyare on the table.
A cat and a dog are running towards me. = Theyare running towards me.
He and his familyare coming home. = Theyare coming home.
