{"id":3487,"date":"2023-11-16T06:36:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T11:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=3487"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:19:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:19:47","slug":"advanced-subject-verb-agreement-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/advanced-subject-verb-agreement-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Subject-Verb Agreement: 10 Tricky Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tMPotzdaw4s?si=lptMmyCSjw_Vqmn_?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-subject-verb-agreement-tricky-cases\/\"><strong>Download free PDF + Quiz<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subject-verb agreement is one of the first things you learn in English class. It means the subject of the sentence has to have the correct verb form:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I <strong>like<\/strong> pizza.<\/li>\n<li>He <strong>likes<\/strong> pizza.<\/li>\n<li>My friend <strong>was<\/strong> on vacation.<\/li>\n<li>My friends <strong>were<\/strong> on vacation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simple, right? Well, watch out because today we\u2019ll look at 10 tricky cases, some situations where the correct subject-verb agreement might not be so obvious! Many English learners make mistakes with these, so pay close attention.<\/p>\n<p>After taking this lesson, make sure to try the quiz to test yourself on subject-verb agreement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-subject-verb-agreement-tricky-cases\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/subjverb-pdf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/subjverb-pdf.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/subjverb-pdf-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/subjverb-pdf-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/subjverb-pdf-211x150.png 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-subject-verb-agreement-tricky-cases\/\"><strong>Download free PDF + Quiz<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>#1 &#8211; Everybody \/ Everyone<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">\u201cEverybody <strong>is<\/strong> happy,\u201d<\/span> not <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cEverybody <strong>are<\/strong> happy.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">\u201cEveryone <strong>has<\/strong> problems,\u201d<\/span> not <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cEveryone <strong>have<\/strong> problems.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even though the words <strong>everyone<\/strong> and <strong>everybody<\/strong> refer to multiple people, in English grammar they take the same verb form as he, she, or it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anybody<\/strong> or <strong>anyone, somebody<\/strong> or <strong>someone,<\/strong> and <strong>nobody<\/strong> or <strong>no one<\/strong> are the same:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Does<\/strong> anybody want coffee?<br \/>\n<del>(<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Do<\/strong> anybody want coffee?<\/span>)<\/del><\/li>\n<li>I hope someone <strong>has<\/strong> a good idea.<br \/>\n<del><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(someone <strong>have)<\/strong><\/span><\/del><\/li>\n<li>Nobody <strong>likes<\/strong> the new English teacher.<br \/>\n<del><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(nobody <strong>like)<\/strong><\/span><\/del><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>#2 &#8211; Club \/ Team \/ Family \/ Army \/ Committee<\/h3>\n<p>These words also talk about groups of people &#8211; but just like \u201ceverybody,\u201d they take the singular form of the verb:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The club <strong>meets<\/strong> on Monday nights.<\/li>\n<li>The basketball team <strong>has<\/strong> a new coach.<\/li>\n<li>My family <strong>is<\/strong> visiting me for the holidays.<\/li>\n<li>The army <strong>was<\/strong> quickly defeated.<\/li>\n<li>The committee <strong>makes<\/strong> important decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: This is how we say it in American English. But in British English \u201cfamily\u201d and \u201cteam\u201d are often plural.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23168\" style=\"width: 399px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/boy-1300136_640.png\" alt=\"Family is singular in American English, and plural in British English\" width=\"399\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/boy-1300136_640.png 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/boy-1300136_640-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Family is singular in American English, and plural in British English<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>#3 &#8211; Police<\/h3>\n<p>Usually, \u201cpolice\u201d takes the plural form of the verb, the same one that matches with &#8220;they&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The police <strong>are<\/strong> investigating the murder.<\/li>\n<li>Police <strong>have<\/strong> arrested three suspects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To talk about an <em>individual<\/em> member of the police, we can say policeman or policewoman \u2013 or the gender-neutral term police officer. Those would take the singular form:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The policeman <strong>is<\/strong> looking for evidence.<\/li>\n<li>A police officer <strong>has<\/strong> arrived at the scene of the accident.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23170\" style=\"width: 149px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/police-159894_640.png\" alt=\"Subject-verb agreement: police\" width=\"149\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/police-159894_640.png 320w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/police-159894_640-150x300.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The word &#8220;police&#8221; (as a group) is plural, but the words &#8220;policeman \/ policewoman \/ police officer&#8221; are singular.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>#4 &#8211; People \/ Children \/ Men \/ Women \/ Mice \/ Feet<\/h3>\n<p>These words are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/irregular-plurals-of-english-nouns\/\">irregular plural nouns<\/a> (nouns that are not formed by adding -s) and they take the plural form of the verb:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our children <strong>are<\/strong> very well-behaved.<\/li>\n<li>The people <strong>like<\/strong> the new president.<\/li>\n<li>Men <strong>don\u2019t<\/strong> usually enjoy shopping for clothes.<\/li>\n<li>My feet <strong>are<\/strong> cold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>#5 &#8211; news \/ politics \/ economics \/ gymnastics<\/h3>\n<p>These words end in -s, but they are grammatically singular!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The news <strong>has<\/strong> been published<br \/>\n<del><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>(have<\/strong> been published)<\/span><\/del><\/li>\n<li>Gymnastics <strong>is<\/strong> great exercise.<\/li>\n<li>Economics <strong>was<\/strong> my worst subject in school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23171\" style=\"width: 377px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/newspaper-154444_640.png\" alt=\"Subject-verb agreement: News\" width=\"377\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/newspaper-154444_640.png 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/newspaper-154444_640-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/newspaper-154444_640-70x60.png 70w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/newspaper-154444_640-140x120.png 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Always say &#8220;the news IS\/WAS&#8221; and never &#8220;the news ARE\/WERE&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>#6 &#8211; pants \/ scissors \/ glasses<\/h3>\n<p>These words each refer to a single object, BUT they are grammatically plural &#8211; so they take a plural verb:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>These pants <strong>are<\/strong> too small.<\/li>\n<li>Where <strong>are<\/strong> the scissors?<\/li>\n<li>When I last saw your glasses, they <strong>were<\/strong> on the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23172\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/scissors-147115_640-300x280.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/scissors-147115_640-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/scissors-147115_640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pants, scissors, and glasses are all grammatically plural even though they are a single object!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>#7 &#8211; data<\/h3>\n<p>There is a debate about the word \u201cdata\u201d! Technically, data is plural (the singular form is \u201cdatum\u201d). However, in common usage, people often treat \u201cdata\u201d like \u201cinformation\u201d \u2013 as an uncountable noun, which takes the singular form.<\/p>\n<p>So in practice, both forms are essentially considered correct: \u201cThe data <strong>is<\/strong> accurate\u201d and \u201cThe data <strong>are<\/strong> accurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23167\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/statistic-1820320_640-300x229.png\" alt=\"Is data singular or plural\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/statistic-1820320_640-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/statistic-1820320_640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The word &#8220;data&#8221; is technically plural, but many people use it with a singular verb anyway (like &#8220;information&#8221;)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>#8 &#8211; there<\/h3>\n<p>Whether we use a singular verb or plural verb depends on what comes immediately after it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There <strong>is<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a table<\/span> and two chairs in the room.<\/li>\n<li>There <strong>are<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">two chairs<\/span> and a table in the room.<\/li>\n<li>There <strong>was<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">an apple<\/span>, a banana, and an orange in the bowl.<\/li>\n<li>There <strong>were<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">several pieces<\/span> of fruit in the bowl.<\/li>\n<li>There <strong>has<\/strong> been <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">an increase<\/span> in crime lately.<\/li>\n<li>There <strong>have<\/strong> been <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">many car accidents<\/span> on this street.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23169\" style=\"width: 399px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/cherries-in-a-bowl-773021_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/cherries-in-a-bowl-773021_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/cherries-in-a-bowl-773021_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There IS a bowl and some flowers on the table. There ARE cherries in the bowl.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>#9 &#8211; Neither<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cNeither\u201d refers to two things, and it means \u201cnot one and not the other one\u201d &#8211; so should we use a singular or plural verb after it? Well, we have a few different structures with \u201cneither\u201d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Neither A nor B<\/li>\n<li>Neither one<\/li>\n<li>Neither of + plural<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Technically, neither goes with a singular verb, and this is how we use it with the first two sentence structures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Neither Mary nor Eva <strong>has<\/strong> a car.<\/li>\n<li>I read two books. Neither one <strong>was<\/strong> any good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, when we have the sentence structure \u201cNeither of + plural,\u201d or \u201cNeither A nor B\u201d when those items are plural, then many people use the plural verb:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Neither of my parents <strong>have<\/strong> a college degree.<\/li>\n<li>Neither of those houses <strong>were<\/strong> big enough for our family.<\/li>\n<li>We have two computers. Neither of them <strong>are<\/strong> working right now.<\/li>\n<li>Neither the pears nor the bananas <strong>are<\/strong> ripe.<\/li>\n<li>Neither the parents nor the children <strong>were<\/strong> informed about the schedule change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23173\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/neither-singular-plural-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Is neither singular or plural?\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/neither-singular-plural-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/neither-singular-plural-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/neither-singular-plural-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/neither-singular-plural-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Using a singular\/plural verb with &#8220;neither&#8221; depends on the subjects and the sentence structure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>#10 &#8211; Half Of \/ A Third Of \/ 40% Of \/ Some \/ Most \/ None<\/h3>\n<p>Whether we use a singular or plural verb form depends on what follows them! The verb always matches the singular or plural noun immediately before it. Check out these examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Half of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">students<\/span> <strong>are<\/strong> from another country.<\/li>\n<li>Half of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">class<\/span> <strong>is<\/strong> from another country.<\/li>\n<li>Some of these <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">facts<\/span> <strong>are<\/strong> incorrect.<\/li>\n<li>Some of this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">information<\/span> <strong>is<\/strong> incorrect.<\/li>\n<li>40% of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">people<\/span> <strong>don\u2019t<\/strong> support the new law.<\/li>\n<li>40% of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">country<\/span> <strong>doesn\u2019t<\/strong> support the new law.<\/li>\n<li>None of my <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">things<\/span>\u00a0<strong>were\u00a0<\/strong>damaged in the fire.<\/li>\n<li>None of my <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">furniture<\/span>\u00a0<strong>was <\/strong>damaged in the fire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now you know how subject-verb agreement works in some of these more advanced cases! Next, go ahead and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-subject-verb-agreement-tricky-cases\/\">download the lesson PDF and try the quiz<\/a><\/strong> to test yourself on subject-verb agreement in these tricky situations.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to take your English grammar to the next level and really master the advanced details of the language, come join my <a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/advanced-english-grammar-course\/\"><strong>Advanced English Grammar Course<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; it will help you understand grammar easily and use it correctly and confidently in your own English.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"quiz\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-subject-verb-agreement-tricky-cases\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/subjverb-pdf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/subjverb-pdf.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/subjverb-pdf-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/subjverb-pdf-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/subjverb-pdf-211x150.png 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-subject-verb-agreement-tricky-cases\/\"><strong>Download free PDF + Quiz<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Learn advanced English grammar easily<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/advanced-english-grammar-course\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19991 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aegc-1024x780.png\" alt=\"Advanced English Grammar Course\" width=\"680\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aegc-1024x780.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aegc-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aegc-768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aegc.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/advanced-english-grammar-course\/\"><strong>Learn more &amp; Sign up<\/strong><\/a><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download free PDF + Quiz Subject-verb agreement is one of the first things you learn in English class. 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