Cohort 29 - Sva Practice

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”

Quantities of money, time and distance are considered singular.

The correct answer is "appears". In this sentence, the subject "weather" is singular, so it should be followed by the singular verb form "appears".

The correct answer is "rides, ride" because the subject "family" is considered a singular noun, so it should be followed by the singular verb "rides". However, the word "bikes" is plural, so it should be followed by the plural verb "ride". This ensures subject-verb agreement in the sentence.

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

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

The verb "is" agrees with the singular subject "Either answer," making it the correct answer choice. The verb "are" would be used if the subject were plural, such as "Both answers are acceptable." Therefore, "is" is the appropriate verb in this context.

The man is the subject here which is singular.

The correct answer is "eats" because the subject of the sentence is "Orko" which is singular. Therefore, the verb should also be singular, which is "eats."

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

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

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

"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 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.

milk is an uncountable noun.

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

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

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.

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

Flowers plural

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 "has, knows." This is because the word "nobody" is a singular pronoun, which requires the singular form of the verb "has." Additionally, the word "knows" is used to indicate that nobody in the class possesses the knowledge of the answer.

The correct answer is "were" because it indicates that the pants were torn in the past. The word "are" would indicate that the pants are currently torn, which does not match the context of the sentence.

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.”

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."

. 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.

The correct answer is "was." In this sentence, the subject "All of the pizza" is singular, so the verb "was" agrees with it. "Were" would be used if the subject were plural, such as "All of the pizzas were gone."

The question is asking about the readiness of each individual girl, so the correct verb to use is "is." This is because "is" is the singular form of the verb "to be," which agrees with the singular subject "each girl."

The correct answer is "aids" because it is the present tense form of the verb "aid" and agrees with the subject "knowledge". The sentence suggests that the person's knowledge of Maths and English helps or supports him in some way.

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 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."

The correct answer is "are, were" because both "are" and "were" are forms of the verb "to be" in the present and past tense respectively. In the sentence, "are" is used to indicate that the children are currently late, while "were" is used to indicate that the children were late in the past.

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

The verb agrees with the closer 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.”

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."

(News- uncountable noun- Singular)

A bouquet ( singular subject)

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.

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.”

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

The correct answer for this question is "is, was" because it suggests that a pair of jeans currently exists in the bathroom and that it was there in the past. The use of "is" indicates the present tense, while "was" indicates the past tense.

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.”

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

The word "police" is a plural noun, referring to a group of law enforcement officers. Therefore, the correct verb forms to use with plural nouns are "are" and "were". "Are" is used in the present tense, while "were" is used in the past tense.