S-V Agreement

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

News
A disease (measles, mumps, shingles)
A subject (mathematics, statistics, linguistics, politics)
A distance (2 kilometers)
A weight (20 kilos)
A sum of money (50 dollars)
A period of time (5 years)
Subject-verb agreement: Singular verbs
Let’s take a taxi. Two hundred meters is / are too far for me to walk.
Ten years has / have passed but you haven’t changed a bit.
Neither of + Noun
None of + Noun
Each
Every
Each school girl and boy is / are holding a small flag in their hand.
None of the students understands / understand Mr. Phuoc’s lesson.
Subject-verb agreement: Singular verbs
People
Police
The + nationality (dân tộc)
Trousers/shorts/glasses/pliers/ scissors
Subject-verb agreement: Plural verbs
People usually believes / believe their friends more than their family members.
A as well as B
A together with B
A of B
A including B
+V
Subject-verb agreement
A meal of five eggs and half a kilo of beef is / are just enough for Ly Duc
Not only A but also B
Either A or B
Neither A nor B
+V
Subject-verb agreement
Either the teacher or I has / have made a mistake somewhere.
A number of … + plural V
The number of … + singular V

A number of students must work their way thru college.
The number of students in a class at this school is always kept under 20.
Subject-verb agreement
All
Most
Half
Some
%
X:Y
of + the + NOUN
+ V
Subject-verb agreement
Half of the teachers in SEAMEO is / are trained abroad.
Subject-verb agreement: Initial task
Both John and I am / are happy on the wedding day.
Half the apple is / are rotten.
Two-thirds of his face is / are painted.
The police is / are investigating.

Not only the man but also his two wives is / are miserable.
The Japanese likes / like drinking tea.
Neither of the dogs has / have been in love before.
Statistics is / are so difficult to study.
Subject-verb agreement: Initial task
The women`s courage during the flood (was) (were) exceptional.
The majority of the TOEFL tests (is) (are) difficult.
There are two evening flights to Atlanta that (leaves) (leave) before 7:00.
Local news (is) (are) on TV every night at 5:30.
Subject-verb agreement
Small amounts of poison (was) (were) found in the coffee cup.
There (was) (were) much discussion about salary raises.
Both the table and the chair (looks) (look) uncomfortable.
A number of sheep (has) (have) died from a strange illness.
Subject-verb agreement
That the houses are being put up for sale (is) (are) indicative of the economic situation.
The rock singer, along with his bodyguard, (was) (were) rushed away from the theater.
Only one of the fifty states in the United States (is) (are) an island.
The boat with 300 men, women, and children (was) (were) rescued by the Coast Guard.
Subject-verb agreement