Read the sentence.

pencils and pens decent notes, but a computer and calculator needed to process data.

which verbs agree with the compound subjects in the sentence?

take, is

take, are

takes, is

takes, are

The answer to your question would be that the verbs that agree with the compound subjects in the sentence are the following ones: Take, are.

Explanation:

Compound subjects occur when a sentence has more than one subject. The individual subjects are joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, or, neither, nor). In both parts of the sentence,  the subjects are joined by the coordinating conjunction and. Therefore, in both cases, the verb agrees with the plural pronoun they.

i think you should write from the heart and think what truely makes a hero. i can’t do this for you. even though this is it’s up to you.

because he was killed by the black arrow.