2. 1. Subject + Verb= agree in number
Lucien watches the cat
Lynn and Emily watch the cat
2. S1 + and + S2= plural verb
The Syntax Class and the Literature
class are leaving early today.
3. Non-plural nouns + singular verb
The news is interesting.
Politics is a thorny topic.
3. 4. Gerund + singular verb
Gerund and Gerund+ plural verb
Writing essays is complicated.
Writing and proofreading essays
are complicated tasks.
5. Each / Every/ Any as adjectives+ singular
verb
Everything / Anything + singular verbs
Each person solves problems differently.
Anything goes in love and war.
Everything needs to be ready.
4. 6. All/ Almost all/ most/ some + subject / as a
subject+ plural verb
All my students are studying hard.
Almost all of us agree with you.
Most spend Christmas at home.
7. Singular Sub1 + or + Singular Sub2 +
singular verb
A cat or a dog is a fine choice for a pet.
but
The cats or the dogs are fine domestic
companions.
5. 8. Singular subject + plural subject + plural
verb
Plural subject + singular subject + singular
verb
Lady Gaga’s song and Metallica’s
songs are very popular.
The erasers or the corrector fluid is a
must in every student’s pencilcase.
6. 9. Trace the verb to its subject:
The complexity of these subjects is most
intriguing .
The amounts of carbon dioxide thrown
into the air daily are alarming.
The student, along with his parents,
is
____ to come at 10 sharp.
Carrie’s friends, and their respective
are
companions,___ welcome too.
7. 10. Here/ There + verb depending on
following noun.
There exist different ways of studying.
There are no more papers to check.
Here is the picture of our trip.
There are several types of meat in the market.
___
is
Here ___, safe and sound, the book you
wanted.
8. 11. Expressions of
time/money/distance/weight/measurement
+ singular verb
Three thousand dollars is way too much!
Two spoonfuls of sugar is not enough for
me.
12. A number of + pl. noun + plural verb
The number of + pl. noun+ singular verb
A number of bankers have complained.
The number of complaining bankers is not
too big, though.
9. 12. Some of/A lot of/ Three-quarters of
+ noun + verb
Some of the work is finished.
Three-quarters of the audience has left.
A lot of forgeries are sold around here.
