<p>I want to talk about “two guitars and a banjo.”</p>
<p>There are two guitars and a banjo-this sounds fine</p>
<p>There are a banjo and two guitars-this sounds weird</p>
<p>I’ve seen that if you have plural and singular nouns then you use the word closest to there</p>
<p>There is a banjo and two guitars</p>
<p>There are two guitars and a banjo</p>
<p>is that correct?</p>
<p>LOL okay let’s talk about two guitars and a banjo.</p>
<p>Let’s establish some context…</p>
<p>In the corner of the room are two guitars and a banjo.
In the corner of the room are a banjo and two guitars.</p>
<p>Two guitars and a banjo are in the corner of the room.
A banjo and two guitars are in the corner of the room.</p>
<p>There are three things in the corner of the room.
Three things are in the corner of the room.</p>
<p>Does that help?</p>
<p>Most of the times when the conjunction ‘and’ is used, it means its plural. It doesn’t matter if the individual terms are singular: </p>
<p>e.g.
We say: “Sally and Tom are amazing friends.” even though Sally and Tom are both singular nouns.</p>
<p>Wait so…</p>
<p>There is a banjo and two guitars
There are two guitars and a banjo</p>
<p>Both of these should be correct, right?</p>
<p>i think the first is wrong^</p>