<p>from blue book</p>
<p>Available through the school's guidance office is a job directory and a list of job referral centers that provide information for students in need of employment. No Error</p>
<p>.... </p>
<p>I had already guessed that the answer was A ("is"), but .... why CAN'T it be B?
does "job directory AND a list..." count as a plural noun......... ? What do I do when I see problems like this?</p>
<p>maybe i am thinking too much into this, but thx</p>
<p>I don't see the problem. "Things that provide services." That's correct.</p>
<p>whats the answer</p>
<p>the answer is A</p>
<p>tbh, i dont see the problem either.</p>
<p>Theonly thing I can think of is that instead of "is" it needs to be "are."</p>
<p>Ha I took this test yesterday and got this wrong too. I was also wondering this but didn't wanna type it out/</p>
<p>I don't see the problem with A</p>
<p>why cant you say "available is a job directory..."</p>
<p>There is no error i think</p>
<p>
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I don't see the problem with A
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A is wrong, because it should be "are." There are two things available: the job directory and a list of job referral centers, so it needs to be plural.</p>
<p>the answer is A.</p>
<p>okay... so even though the DIRECTORY and the LIST are singular, the fact that they are joined with the "and" makes it plural...
?
ok.</p>
<p>Exactly.</p>
<p>A much simpler demonstration of the concept:</p>
<p>Bob and Joe play football.
Bob and Joe plays football.</p>
<p>Which sounds better?</p>
<p>^^^past two posters are correct. </p>
<p>when two singular nouns are joined by an "and" they count as a plural noun (you are referring to them collectively); if they are joined by an "or" they count as singular nouns. </p>
<p>from the previous poster's example, correct statements:</p>
<p>Bob and Joe play football.
Either Bob or Joe plays football.
Niether Bob nor Joe plays football.</p>
<p>oooohhhh i see it now...thanks</p>