when are Susan and Harry picking you up? why is here use "are" instead of 'is'
i can still remember as if my english teacher told me that when you see XX and XX as a subject , then the predicates should use it's singular form. but here, Susan and Harry seems like the subject of the sentence, so why the verb is plural ?

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when are Susan and Harry picking you up? why is here use "are" instead of 'is'
i can still remember as if my english teacher told me that when you see  XX and XX as a subject , then the predicates should use it's singular form. but here, Susan and Harry seems like the subject of the sentence, so why the verb is plural  ?

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It looks like your teacher was wrong. Susan + Harry = they, so we use "are".

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"Are" is used here because "are" is the conjugated form of "to be" for a plural subject. It is not just Susan, and not just Harry, but both Susan and Harry.

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Susan and Harry do not form a singular unit. They are two individuals. So, "Susan and Harry" = "they".

When are Susan and Harry picking you up?
When are they picking you up? (Try putting "is" here, and you'll see how illogical it becomes.)

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Your teacher was wrong.

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