Subject-Verb agreement with compound subjects

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:

Carol:
> If they already know about the concepts of direct and indirect
> objects, there's no point (IMO) in throwing in the outdated
> distinction between accusative and dative. The same form (objective
> case) is used for both--*and* matches the names of the uses to which
> it is put. Use objective case for objects (direct or indirect objects
> and objects of prepositions), What could be simpler?
> 
> Ask almost any native English speaker to give you the dative or
> accusative case of a particular English pronoun, and I almost
> guarantee that you'll get a puzzled look and a "Huh?" in response.

Geoff:
I think that anyone who has a grounding in German or Latin - 
certainly the latter - should be able to give you an answer.

I would be inclined to rephrase your statement as "Ask many native 
English speakers..."

Geoff
Glad that the OT holiday shutdown is over :-)