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SUBJECT - VERB AGREEMENT

* Subject + A Singular Verb: 1.Nouns ending in-s but always singular.

2. Uncountable Nouns

3. Phrase/Clause

4. Singular Pronouns

* Subject + A Plural Verb: 5. Nouns that are always plural

6. Subjects joined by ‘and’ or ‘both’

7. The words ‘several, ‘many’, and ‘few’

* Subject + Singular Verb or Plural Verb

8. There

9. Collective Nouns

10. Uncountable Nouns

11. ‘A Number of’ and ‘The Number of’

12. Nouns for nationality

13. Neither...nor/Either...or/Not only...but also...



Nouns ending in-s but always singular.1. Academic Subjects (mathematics,

politics, physics, economics, civics,statistics, linguistics)e.g. Physics is a difficult subject.

2. Quantities/Amount (time, money,measurements)e.g. Two weeks is enough time to

finish the report.



3. Group of animals (flock of birds, school of

fish, pack of wolves, herd of cattle, swam of

bees, colony of ants)e.g. The flock of birds is flying.

4. Abstract (politics, ethics, news)

e.g. The news is very bad.5. Title of books, film, magazines

e.g. The new York Times is a good

newspaper.6. Diseases (measles, mumps, herpes, rickets)

e.g. Measles is usually contracted during

childhood.



1. Clothing, equipment, furniture, luggage,machinery, potterye.g. Most of our clothing is in the basket

2. Musice.g. The music was very good.

3. Traffic, transportation

e.g. There is usually a lot of traffic at this timeof day4. Homework, housework.

e.g. The housework is difficult and boring.

Uncountable Nouns



5. Jewelry, Silver, golde.g. Gold has recently risen in price.

6. Happiness, honesty, enjoyment, courage, intelligence, jealousy, luck, sadness, violence.

e.g. Happiness is important in life.7. Progress, knowledge, significance, evidence, information.

e.g. The progress of project is good.8. Money, poverty, postage.

e.g. Money is not everything.

9. Air, scenery.

e.g. The air is clean.10. Bread, cheese, coffee, food, fruit, meat, paper, rice, salt,

sugar, tea.

e.g. Bread and butter is our daily food.



1. Nobody, no one, nothing

e.g. No one was absent.2. Somebody, someone, something

e.g. Someone is knocking at the door.3. Anybody, anyone, anything

e.g. Is anybody home?

4. Everybody, everyone, everything

e.g. Everything is in its place.5. Each, either, neither

e.g. Neither of the chairs is suitable for this

room.



1. Scissors, binoculars, pliers, shears, scales, spectacles.e.g. Be careful. The scissors are very sharp.

2. riches, savings, earnings.e.g. His riches are great.

3. greens (vegetable), goodse.g. The greens are good for your body.

4. Police, arms (weapon)e.g. The police haven’t made any arrest lately.

5. Valuables, particulars.e.g. The stolen valuables are recovered.

6. Pants, breeches, pajamas, trousers, clothes, shorts.e.g. Those trousers are made of wool.

7. Outskirts, surroundings.

e.g. The outskirts of Paris are very beautiful.



1. and, both e.g. John and Mary are going shopping

together.

2. several, many, few.e.g. Several have already left the office.

A few have failed the test.

Many children are playing in theschoolyard now.



Assembly, committee, crowd, crew, classfamily, faculty, government, jury, organization,public.1. Singular

e.g. The committee is having a meeting (thecommittee as a group)

2. Plurale.g. The committee are going back to theirhomes by bus. (meaning individualmembers of the team)



Bread, cheese, coffee, food, fruit, meat, paper, rice,salt, sugar, tea, hair, experience, light, work.

Uncountable Countablee.g. I want to draw a picture. e.g. Have you got a paper to

read?Her hair is beautiful. There is a hair in my coffee.Close the curtain. There’

s There are two lights in ourtoo much light. bedroom.



1. Singular (The number of + a singular verb)e.g. The number of people applying has

increased this year.

2. Plural (A number of + a Plural Verb)e.g. A number of people have called about the

meeting.



All, most, majority, some, any, no, none.

1. Singular (indefinite quantity + of + an uncountable noun +

singular verb)e.g. Some of the rice is gone.

2. Plural (indefinite quantity + of + a plural noun = a plural

verb)e.g. Some of the apples are missing.



1. Singular (fractions/percentage + of + an uncountable noun + asingular verb)

e.g. A large percentage of the population speaks English.

2. Plural (fractions/percentage + of + a plural noun + a plural verb)e.g. Seventy-five per cent of the students speak English.



Along with, accompanied by, together with, as wellas, in addition, among.

e.g. The houses on that street are for sale.The houses with the broken steps is for sale.

e.g. John together with Mary, is going shopping.John and Mary, along with Tom, are goingshopping.

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