In this task you are given a sentence. You must judge whether subject of the main clause is singular or plural. Label the instances as "Singular" or "Plural" based on your judgment.
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Question: Just then, the gates raised open, seeming to almost obey Max's command.

Answer: Plural


Question: There's a mumbling from the heap.

Answer: Singular


Question: As he took one of the final rapids of the Saint Lawrence, almost within sight of his home, his canoe swamped and he drowned.

Answer:
Singular