Cohort 27 - Quiz On Sva II.

If the two subjects are joined by “and” the verb will be plural in most situations
exception: when the joined subjects are preceded by “every,” “no,” or “nothing”

The subject "family" is singular, so it should be followed by the singular verb "rides." However, "bikes" is plural because it refers to multiple bikes. Therefore, the correct sentence is "The family rides bikes together each day."

The correct answer is "is" because the word "either" is used to refer to one of two options, and in this case, there is only one option given. Therefore, "is" is the correct form of the verb to agree with the singular subject "answer".

The correct answer is "are, were" because the sentence is referring to multiple children, indicating that the verb should be plural. "Are" is the present tense form of the verb, while "were" is the past tense form.

Because water (singular) is an uncountable noun and uncountable noun always follows the singular verb.

The correct answer is "appears" because it agrees with the subject "weather" which is singular.

milk is an uncountable noun.

Plural nouns that are singular in meaning
Some plural nouns take singular verbs, for example, athletics, economics, politics, news, mumps, and measles.

The correct answer is "aids" because it agrees with the subject "knowledge," which is singular. The verb "aids" is the third-person singular form of the verb "aid," indicating that the knowledge of Maths and English helps or supports him.

Inverted Sentence- Verb (stand/stands)+ Subject (a castle-singular)+ Object

Quantities of money, time and distance are considered singular.

Some seemingly plural subjects can be singular in certain contexts. For example, "Physics is an interesting subject” but “The physics of this contraption baffle me."

If joined by or / nor, then the subjects are not combined, so the verb must agree with whichever subject is closest to it.

The subject of the sentence is "Orko," and since it is a singular noun, the verb should also be in the singular form. Therefore, the correct verb to use is "eats."

Flowers plural

"Getting my paper accepted in Cell and seeing it in the finished journal” can be considered one idea, so it can take a singular verb. It would be equally acceptable to write, “Getting my paper accepted in Cell and seeing it in the finished journal were the highlights of my career,” but in that case the writer is thinking of these as two separate events. Consider also, “A carelessness and inattention to detail runs through her work.” The singular article “a” makes it clear that “carelessness and inattention to detail” is a singular idea.

When used in sentences, the titles of books, plays, poems, movies, and so on are singular.

The correct answer is "was" because "pizza" is a singular noun and requires a singular verb form. In this sentence, "All of the pizza" is the subject, and since "pizza" is not plural, the verb "was" is used instead of "were."

The man is the subject here which is singular.

. When the subject and verb are separated

Find the subject and verb and make sure they agree.
Ignore the words in-between because they do not affect agreement.

If joined by or / nor, then the subjects are not combined, so the verb must agree with whichever subject is closest to it.

One of the eggs is broken. Of the eggs is a prepositional phrase. The subject one and the verb is are both singular.

In sentences such as this in which a phrase refers to a proportion of a whole in which the proportion is one, the verb should be singular: “Nearly one in three organizations spends less than one million dollars annually on compliance with the regulation.”

The correct answer is "were" because it indicates that the action of the pants being torn happened in the past. "Are" would be incorrect because it implies that the pants are currently torn.

When two or more subjects are joined by "or," the verb must agree with the closest subject. Thus, we would have to write, "The parent or the children have to give in."

When "each" is the subject, as here, it is singular. When it modifies a plural subject, it’s plural. Thus, we would write "The editors each want to accept the paper." Now the subject is "editors" rather than "each."

single indefinite pronoun: e.g., anyone, anybody, each, either, none
They use singular verbs.

Even though "a proportion" is singular, the verb should agree with "authors," the object of the preposition ("of" is a preposition). However, if we use "the proportion" instead of "a proportion," then the verb should always be singular: "The proportion of authors at the conference is lower this year than last year."

If the subjects are joined by “nor” or “or,” the verb agrees with the closer subject (the last one)

When a noun phrase contains more than one and a singular noun, the verb is normally singular: There is more than one way to skin a cat. ... When more than one is followed by of and a plural noun, the verb is plural: More than one of the paintings were stolen.

When commas set off a parenthetical element in a sentence, what lies between the commas has no effect on the verb. So we would write, “All New England cities, including Boston, tend to get snow in January.

The word "each" indicates that the question is referring to each individual girl separately. Therefore, the correct verb to use is "is" because it agrees with the singular subject "each girl."

The correct answer is "has, knows" because the sentence is referring to a singular subject ("Nobody") which requires the singular form of the verb "has" and the singular form of the verb "knows".

(News- uncountable noun- Singular)

The phrase "as well as" always introduces parenthetical information, which one should not take into account when determining the singularity or plurality of the verb. Thus, the only subject that matters here is "the first author," which is singular. If we were to replace "as well as" with "and," we'd need to use "have."

plural indefinite pronouns: both, few, many, several - They use plural verbs.
All, any, most, and some depend on the situation. They can be either singular or plural.

The verb agrees with the closer subject.

The subject of this sentence is each, not skills, so the associated verb must be singular: “I feel that each of these skills is crucial for this job.”

A bouquet ( singular subject)

When two choices are presented as alternatives rather than as a combination, with or rather than and linking them, a singular verb is appropriate because it applies only to the first option: “Implementing simplistic solutions based on symptomatic causes, or a single cause when there are multiple interacting causes, is highly likely to end in failure and disappointment.”

When there are two subjects in one sentence change the verb according to the closest subject.

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Collective nouns

These are nouns that are singular in form, but plural in meaning.
Examples: band, minority, majority, class, community, dozen, family, public, team
When they act as one entity, use a singular verb.
When they do separate things, use a plural verb, BUT it is easier to reword the sentence. For example, write “the members of the team” instead of “the team.”

The verb applies to the subject patchwork, not to the phrase modifying the subject, so has, not have, is correct: “The patchwork of federal and state regulations has left firms with great uncertainty about how to comply.”

Remember this: Along with, Together with, as well as, in addition to, accompanied by.
Use the subject before all these words present in a sentence to change the verb.

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Neither shows singularity. However, it is different in case of Neither – Nor.

The verb following programs pertains not to that word but to demonstrating—it is the act of demonstrating, not the programs, that has provided the assistance referred to here, so has is the correct form of the verb: “Demonstrating effective continuous-monitoring programs has also helped leading institutions meet heightened regulatory expectations.”

The correct answer for this question is "are, were" because the word "police" is a plural noun, referring to a group of individuals. Therefore, we use the plural form of the verb "to be" which is "are" for the present tense and "were" for the past tense.