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How “is(be verb)” and “go(verb)” come together?

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Rebecca

Good question! The speaker in this fragment is not speaking in a complete sentence because he is giving a definition. You can think of this sentence written out as "To spend a penny is: go number one." That is why "is" and "go" are next to each other in this sentence.

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