In your English notebooks, please copy the following information about singular and plural subjects and

verbs.

Rule 1:Rule 1: Subjects Subjects connected by and are connected by and are plural.plural.

Example: Dustin and Crystal are masticating in unison.

Rule 2: Certain expressions (as well as, including, together with, with, etc.) logically seem to change a singular subject to plural. They don’t. These expressions will be set off from the subject by commas..

Flatulence, as well as other rude habits, (is, are) becoming more common in public.

Answer: is

Grant, along with Reanna and Ross, (is, are) going on vacation.

Answer: is

Chris, as well as Miguel, (plan, plans) to vacation in his living room.

Answer: plans

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In your English notebooks, please copy the following information about singular and plural subjects and

verbs.

Rule 3: Singular subjects connected by conjunctions such as either-or, neither-nor, or, and nor stay singular

Neither Jenna nor Amber (was, were) able to get up from the couch because Shelley was sitting on them with scuba tanks in her arms.

Answer: was

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In your English notebooks, please copy the following information about singular and plural subjects and

verbs.

If a singular and plural subject are connected by either-or, neither-nor, or, and nor the verb should agree with the subject closest to it.

Neither Amber nor the others (was, were) able to get up from the couch because Emily was sitting on them with Rottweiler in her arms.

Answer: were

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verbs.

Rule 5: Anybody, anyone, another, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, much, little, one, nobody, nothing, somebody, something, someone, are considered singular.

Everyone (is, are) sleeping on the floor, kept warm by the toasty Chalupas snuggled under their coats.

Answer: is

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verbs.

The dangers of eating too many chips (do, does) not worry Matt.

Answer: The dangers of eating too many chips do not worry Matt.

Rule 6: Singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs.

First, find the main verb. Don’t be distracted by verbals, which are verb like elements acting as another part of speech (infinitives, gerunds, or participles)

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verbs.

Josh, distracted by daydreams, (is, are) eating Doritos and licking his fingers.

Answer: Josh, distracted by daydreams, is eating Doritos and licking his fingers.

Ask yourself, “Who or what is doing this action?” The answer to this question will be the subject. The subject does not necessarily come before the verb, and there may be all kinds of distracting modifiers and prepositional phrases in between the subject and the verb. Don’t blow chunks. It may help to bracket such phrases so you can see the subject better.

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