bread and butter

[jiang]

Dear teachers,
Please read the following sentence and the choices.
Bread and butter ___ our daily food.
a. are b. is

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you in advance.

Jiang

[Tdol]

I'd say 'is' because I think of the together as a single food. If they were separate (meat and fish), then I'd use the plural.

[jiang]

:D
Thank you very much for your explanation. Now I see.

Jiang

I'd say 'is' because I think of the together as a single food. If they were separate (meat and fish), then I'd use the plural.

[Tdol]

You're welcome.