Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle has been linked with an increased risk of heart disease.
Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle has been linked with an increased risk of heart disease. why "has", not "have "?
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It's an error. The subject is more than one, so the verb must agree.
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By using has, the speaker has said both are needed in a subject in order to fully link it to the issue. Have would be more like saying one can go without the other, They are like a team of issues being linked to heart diseas rather tan individuals.
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Hee! Then one could excuse any similar error in subject-verb agreement by claiming two items of a compound subject were linked. It would be like justifiable murder.
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Well, i probably get Mr.Jesse's meaning! Thanks a lot! That is,obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are a team, not separated. If we take “has” more than “have”, that would be obesity is related to the increased risk of heart disease, and so does a sedentary lifestyle, but actually they should work together as a integrity. Is it right?
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