Both is and are are acceptable after many words that are grammatically singular but are made up of many people. American English prefers the singular verb forms whereas the plural is very common in British English. As a matter of fact, I don't

"All you can see through the window of an aeroplane is clouds". Why do we use the plural form "clouds" after singular verb "is" in this sentence? Is this sentence grammatically correct ? It's correct. Agreement

Hi This error is all about 'grammatical concord' (or agreement) where two units in a sentence need to have a certain 'feature' in common to be grammatical. Subject/verb agreement is the most common source of error, but

Yes, Gleb, you were right. This is what I've found on the matter: After one of and a plural noun/pronoun we use a singular verb. "One of my friends has dropped school." So I infer that if we have "more than one of"

Thanks Tom! The singular verb is refer to 'student' instead of 'who'. So, for choosing between singular or plural verb, I should look at the antecedent of 'who'. Please correct me if I got it wrong. Thanks again!

Only if you are speaking of some contextual occasions on which you buy one magazine, as for train trips.

hi, As plural being the case of 'general', would it still be wrong if i write, 'i always buy a magazine'?

Just as you said: magazines are more general than magazine .

hi, i always come across plural nouns are being used more often to mean 'general' than singular nouns. for example, "i always buy magazines at this shop." Can someone please explain this? thanks.

'An energy and climate bill remains locked by debate within the U.S. Senate. ' If two singular nouns refer to the same person or thing, or if two subjects together express one idea, then the verb must be singular. 1.My friend