Has or have below? I say 'have'. Compound subject requires a plural verb, right?
"I love the people, the culture, and (most importantly) the food that New York and Greenwich Village, in particular, have to offer."
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Sign up to join this communityHas or have below? I say 'have'. Compound subject requires a plural verb, right?
"I love the people, the culture, and (most importantly) the food that New York and Greenwich Village, in particular, have to offer."
Compare:
I love everything that opera, in particular La Traviata, has to offer.
and
I love everything that operas, in particular La Traviata, have to offer.
Since you're referring to New York, and Greenwich Village as a subset of it, logically, the singular applies.
Had you said something like 'capital cities and their specialist districts, like New York and Greenwich Village', the plural would apply.