Monday, November 2, 2015

verb agreement - "There (are/were/is/was) no pus or polyps." Which is correct?

Someome asked me which of these sentences is correct:





There are no pus or polyps.




Or




There were no pus or polyps.





Honestly, both sound wrong to me. I'd say, there was neither pus nor polyps.



I figure it's a compound subject, so you should use a plural verb (were). However, I'm not sure.



I know there are a lot of similar answers, but they weren't that helpful.



So, could someone please explain if were or are is correct? Or should the entire sentence be changed?

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