Leda Marie Solis Jessa Dela Rosa Ciane Cembrano

Ma. Theresa Lim Jenalyn Besa Jerald Cacal

Adrian Alfonso Marinelle Marayag Jacky Bawalan

Jerald (like, likes) to play basketball with his friend.

Liana and his brother Brian (join, joins) the Math Club.

To dance, to swim and to walk (is, are) Boy’s hobbies.

Taking pictures (is, are) interesting.

As we can see, all houses (was, is) made of blocks and stones.

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If two infinitives are separated by AND they take the plural form of the verb.

To walk and to chew a gum require great skill.

To sing and to dance are what I like to do.

To swim and to play volleyball are my favorite sports.

WhenGERUNDS are used as the subject of, a sentence theytake the singular verb form of the verb; but when they are linked byAND, they take the plural form.

Standing in the water was a bad idea.

Swimming in the ocean and playing drums are my hobbies.

Studying while listening music are my pastime.

Collective nouns like herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.

The herd is stampeding.

The crowd is getting angry.

The majority rules most of the time.

Title of Books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singular verb.

The Burbs is a movie starring Tom Hanks.

The Internship is a movie with two men applying for Google.

The fault from our stars is a top selling book and was produced into a movie.

Final rule- Remember, only the subject affects the verb.

The Citizen are arguing about he incident.

You and me went to the corner of the sea.

Cacal and his friend Kyle are playing Y8.

Marvin and Jhon Vic are ate Chicken Ala Carte.

Politics (is, are) an interesting subject.

My Facebook Boyfriend (take, takes) a long time to read.

Poems by Longfellow (is, are) my favorite topic.

The number of volunteers (grow, grows) each year.

The jury (has, have) awarded custody to the grandmother.

Each (do, does) a good deal of work around the office.

Some of the marbles (is, are) on the floor.

The dog (chase, chases) the cat.

A pencil and an eraser (make, makes) writing easier.

The politics of the situation (was, were) complicated.

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