'is' or 'are' in lists of counted nouns [duplicate]
This one is right:
There is 1 apple and 1 orange available
This is wrong:
There are 1 apple and 1 orange available.
I would personally say
There is an apple and an orange available.
This is now wrong
1 apple and 1 orange is available
This is right (almost):
1 apple and 1 orange are available.
But again, I would say
An apple and an orange are available.
These are both correct:
There is an apple and 2 oranges available.
There are 2 apples and an orange available
So it depends on the number of objects the is/are is referring to first.
2 apples and an orange are available.
An apples and 2 oranges are available.
When it is at the end, it refers to the total number of objects.