DerbyDad03 wrote:
I ran it past an English teacher at one of our local schools and here
is her reply:

"The white wires and bare wires are tied together"

"White wires" and "bare wires" are plural nouns and "are" is a plural
conjunction, thus it should be assumed that they are all tied
together. As there is no defining or clarifying clause in the
sentence, the only conclusion a reader can reach is that all of the
wires are tied together.

Was this an English teacher at a government school?