Q.
I have question about the following sentence: All art and music is/are available for purchase. "All," as we all know, is a collective noun and can be considered singular or plural depending on how the elements of its collection act -- collectively or independently.
With that said, which way would you lean? Singular is or plural? Thanks for your insights.
A
"All" is not a noun in this sentence; it is an adjective describing two nouns "art" and "music." Since there are two nouns in the subject, the verb should be plural.
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