TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: The two makeup authorities finally finished, stood back clucking in admiration of their work, and beamed at Alani.

SOLUTION: Plural

PROBLEM: " Where is this maid now ? "

SOLUTION: Singular

PROBLEM: The trick was not to fight it, not to let it overwhelm her, as she had in the initial days after waking from the metamorphosis.

SOLUTION:
Singular