Bread and butter is/are my favourite breakfast.

[KYC]

Hello:
I have a question.
Could you help me?
Butter and bread is my favorite breakfast.
I wonder why is not are in the sentence.
May I say
Butter and bread are my favorite breakfast.?
If not, could you please clarify it for me?
Thanks a lot!

 

[sound shift]

This is because "butter and bread" (normally called "bread and butter") make up one breakfast. The verb agrees in number with the word "breakfast".

 

[cuchuflete]

Sound shift is right. Try turning the word order around:

My favorite breakfast is _____________.

 

[KYC]

Thanks for both of your clarifications.

Your replies let me think of a related question.
What is the answer if I say:
The bread and the butter is/ are my favorite breakfast.
Could you please answer it for me?
Thanks a lot!

 

[sound shift]

You would not say "The bread and the butter is/are my favourite breakfast" unless you were referring to specific types of bread and butter already mentioned.

"Bread and butter is my favourite breakfast."
"Bread and butter are my favourite breakfast."

 

[KYC]

Thanks for sound shift's clarification.
So if I went to a supermarket , I would like to buy specific types of food.(two types)
I should say
The bread and the butter are my favorite.
Do I grasp it? Could you please confirm it for me?
Thanks a lot!