Assertion: subject's verb | /r/HasProperty | singular
Facets:
value: occasionally
type: DEGREE
value: to agree with one word
type: PURPOSE
value: in this example
type: OTHER
value: following every
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: This compound subject, therefore, requires a singular verb to agree with it.
text: Two or more singular (or plural) subjects joined by and act as a plural compound subject and take a plural verb (singular + singular = plural).
text: But focus an eye on these compound subjects followed by singular verbs, all of which are correct:
text: Plural form subjects with a singular meaning take a singular verb.
text: Plural form subjects with singular or plural meaning take a singular or plural verb, depending on meaning.
text: Two or more SINGULAR subjects joined by or (or nor) act as a singular compound subject and, therefore, take a singular verb to agree.
text: Two singular subjects connected by or, either/or, or neither/nor require a singular verb.
text: Even though there are two nouns connected by and, the verb is still singular following every.
text: Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.
text: Should the verb be singular to agree with one word?
text: In this example, because the subject, book, is singular, the verb must also be singular.
text: If you have a singular subject, the verb must be singular.
text: "The President and Congress are at loggerheads"), although occasionally, when the elements add up to the same idea, the verb is singular ("The wear and tear on the car was tremendous").
text: If both parts are singular, as in the subject Mary or Donna, then the verb is singular.
text: Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.
text: In this example, the jury is acting as one unit; therefore, the verb is singular.
text: With collective nouns such as group, jury, family, audience, population, the verb might be singular or plural, depending on the writer's intent.
text: If the pronoun is singular and the verb is singular, then they agree in number.
text: It means that if the subject is singular, the verb must also be singular; if the subject is plural, the verb must be plural.