Blue whales and fin whales ( get or gets) to be over 80 feet long. Would the correct answer be get.

You have *two* simple subjects making up a *compound* complete subject. Do you need a *plural* simple verb or a *singular* simple verb?! You might know the simple verb as the simple predicate. The verb with the s is *singular* whereas the verb without the s is *plural.*

Read it aloud and see which one of the two options sounds better.

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The correct answer would be "get".

The subject is plural, so the verb must be in base form.

Hope to help,
Jean
Philippines, 4th Grader

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Yes, the correct answer is "get". When using "get" as a verb, it matches with plural subjects like "blue whales" and "fin whales". So, the correct sentence would be: "Blue whales and fin whales get to be over 80 feet long."