Which is correct? Is Antonio and Tony the same name? or Are Antonio and Tony the same name?(MS Word didn't detect any error)
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pnyknight
ANSWERS: 4
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I would say, "Are Antonio and Tony the same name"?
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The latter is correct. I would never rely on MS Word's grammar checker - if some of the greatest authors in the world had relied on it they would never have written as well as they do.
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Are---because it is plural (you are listing 2 names). 'Is' is for singular and is not corrrect in this context.
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The above answers are correct. Also, Anotonio and Tony aren't exactly the same name--they are different forms of the same name, or the same name in different languages, which is an important distinction.
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