is this correct:
A street and a school were named after Sophie Germain.
is it were or was?
Yes. "Were" is correct.
Two things were named after her.
were
To determine whether to use "were" or "was" in this sentence, you need to identify the subject and confirm its number (singular or plural). In this case, the subject is "street and school."
Since "street and school" are being referred to together as a single entity (both named after Sophie Germain), we treat them as a singular subject. Therefore, the correct form to use in the sentence is "was."
Corrected sentence: "A street and a school was named after Sophie Germain."