Learning Center Agreement Singular verbs usually end in s . Plural verbs usually do not. Singular subjects take singular verbs.
Plural subjects take plural verbs.
Compound subjects joined by and will take a plural verb. Subjects joined by or or nor will take the verb that agrees with the subject closer to it. Her friends and she like ice cream. Neither her friends nor she likes brussels sprouts. If you use a singular verb, use a singular pronoun.