Which rule best explains why the verb in the following sentence is correct?

publishing and presenting is the final stage of the writing process.

a singular verb is used because the two parts of the compound subject are thought of as a single item.
a singular verb is used because a compound subject connected by and needs to agree with the subject that is closer.
a singular verb is used because both parts of the compound subject connected by or are singular.
a singular verb is used because a singular indefinite pronoun comes before the compound subject.

Which word is the comparative form? hyper best less most fruitful

Questing means to envision other possible outcomes to a problem true or false

Read the excerpt from a supporting opinion of the supreme court’s ruling in plessy v. ferguson, 1896. laws permitting, and even requiring, their separation in places where they are liable to be brought into contact do not necessarily imply the inferiority of either race to the other, and have been generally, if not universally, recognized as within the competency of the state legislatures in the exercise of their police power. how does this relate to the premises of brown v. board of education? the brown case addresses whether state legislatures are equipped to judge the quality of education offered at segregated schools. the brown case addresses whether authorities believe that one race is inferior to another when creating public schools. the brown case addresses whether these laws inherently deny certain citizens equal protection under the law. the brown case addresses the legality of using police power to monitor public places separated by race.