Subject verb agreement

Thank for your quick response, but you assumed that they are two houses, but what do you think of "Tthe derelict old house has been placed across from the ware houses and the even more decrepit one just beside them on the list of historic landmarks."? Can't it be correct. – Mariam – Nov 08 '11 at 18:07

In response to Miriam's comment and question, I didn't have to assume. There are two houses, a derelict one and a decrepit one. :) You wrote: "The derelict old house has been placed across from the warehouses and the even more decrepit one just beside them on the list of historic landmarks." Then you asked if it could be correct. I will explain why I do not believe it is correct. The first part of your sentence, "The derelict old house has been placed across from the warehouses..." tells me (the reader) that the house was taken from its original location and placed across from the warehouses. The original location of the house is across from the warehouses, where it still stands. The second part of your sentence, "... and the even more decrepit one just beside them on the list of historic landmarks." From this part of the sentence, I assume that if I were looking at the list of historic landmarks, I would find the decrepit house next to the warehouses. Did this help at all? – Jody M. – Nov 08 '11 at 18:50