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: Inside the box was a pencil -- a yellow, wooden pencil, with a graphite lead.

SOLUTION: Singular

PROBLEM: The van pulled up next to the plane.

SOLUTION: Singular

PROBLEM: Our actions can sometimes divert us from that path, yet somehow our feet tend to bring us right back to where we are supposed to be.

SOLUTION:
Plural