Last visit was: 27 Apr 2026, 12:46 It is currently 27 Apr 2026, 12:46
Home
Messages
Tests
Schools
Events
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
User avatar
LordStark
User avatar
Current Student
Joined: 31 Aug 2016
Last visit: 30 Nov 2025
Posts: 287
Own Kudos:
1,168
Given Kudos: 911
Status:Valar Dohaeris
GMAT 1: 700 Q49 V37
Products:
My Reviews
GMAT 1: 700 Q49 V37
Posts: 287
Kudos: 1,168
use of "has" with a subject having two phrases connected by "and" 04 Jul 2018, 03:27
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
"The centralisation of the internet and the growing importance of data has given rise to what Frank Pasquale of the University of Maryland, in a recent paper published in American Affairs, calls a “Jeffersonian/Hamiltonian divide” among critics of big tech."

The above sentence has been taken from the current issue of The Economist.

My query is

"The centralisation of the Internet" and "the growing importance of data" are the two phrases connected by "and", and are acting as subject for the verb "has given". May I know why "have given rise" is not used here?

:|
Experts please help

Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Where to now? Join ongoing discussions on thousands of quality questions in our Verbal Questions Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block below for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
User avatar
EducationAisle
User avatar
Joined: 27 Mar 2010
Last visit: 26 Apr 2026
Posts: 3,906
Own Kudos:
3,586
Given Kudos: 159
Location: India
Schools: ISB
GPA: 3.31
Expert
Expert reply
Schools: ISB
Posts: 3,906
Kudos: 3,586
use of "has" with a subject having two phrases connected by "and" 04 Jul 2018, 04:22
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Hi Pawan, do the options given, ask you to choose between has and have? In other words, is has a part of underlined portion?
User avatar
LordStark
User avatar
Current Student
Joined: 31 Aug 2016
Last visit: 30 Nov 2025
Posts: 287
Own Kudos:
1,168
Given Kudos: 911
Status:Valar Dohaeris
GMAT 1: 700 Q49 V37
Products:
My Reviews
GMAT 1: 700 Q49 V37
Posts: 287
Kudos: 1,168
use of "has" with a subject having two phrases connected by "and" 04 Jul 2018, 06:21
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
EducationAisle
Hi Pawan, do the options given, ask you to choose between has and have? In other words, is has a part of underlined portion?
Show more
Hi Ashish EducationAisle

It is a sentence taken from The Economist magazine. It is not a SC question.
User avatar
EducationAisle
User avatar
Joined: 27 Mar 2010
Last visit: 26 Apr 2026
Posts: 3,906
Own Kudos:
3,586
 [1]
Given Kudos: 159
Location: India
Schools: ISB
GPA: 3.31
Expert
Expert reply
Schools: ISB
Posts: 3,906
Kudos: 3,586
 [1]
use of "has" with a subject having two phrases connected by "and" 04 Jul 2018, 06:51
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Hi Pawan, incidentally, Economist also happens to be the name of a GMAT tutoring firm, and hence the confusion:).

In few rare cases, phrases connected by and may be construed as a single activity, if the two phrases are linked by some common thread. For example:

Breaking the house and entering it, has always been a child's play for the notorious thief.

Here, while there are two phrases connected by and, these phrases are part of the same sequence of events, and hence, has works fine.

While Official guide has a couple of such instances, thankfully this usage (singular/plural) has not been tested on the exam as yet (basically this was not a part of the underlined portion).

Hence, in most likelihood, you will not be required to take a call, in such instances. For the most part, you can safely choose the plural verb.

Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Where to now? Join ongoing discussions on thousands of quality questions in our Verbal Questions Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block above for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
Moderators:
AbhishekP220108
507 posts
bhanu29
363 posts