In Verbs^x, Plural subject^x

Q:What are the rules for subject-verb concord? (When do I use is and when do I use are?)A:There is no easy rule to answer this question, but the LONGMAN GRAMMAR of SPOKEN and WRITTEN ENGLISH states (pg. 181): There is a tendency towards SINGLE CONCORD with existential there. In general, we may...

There is no easy rule to answer this question, but the Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English states (page 181): There is a tendency towards single concord with existential there. In general, we amy say that singular concord is used unless there are clear reasons for using the plural (a...

Rvw wrote:Grammar demands a plural verb with a plural subject. Are should be used in all of Selvakumar's and Katarina's examples. On the other hand, if I'm looking at Selvakumar and Katarina, and I don't know who they are, I'd be likely to say "Who's that?" (Not "Who are those?" or "Who are...

Grammar demands a plural verb with a plural subject. Are should be used in all of Selvakumar's and Katarina's examples.But Webster's Dictionary of English Usage points out that there is a "...long-standing propensity for there is or there's in every case, even when the following subject is...

Kk wrote: Hello Would you give me a hand. I don't know which sentence is correct. Thank you for your help. It is incumbent on government to provide adequate education and job opportunities to minorities, which enables the country to become prosperous and peaceful. It is incumbent on...

Hierarchial manner should be changed to hierarchical/hierarchal structure, Jack-- and have is the plural verb in accordance with the plural subject, blocks. If you wish to (more properly) assign the structure to the system, then subordinate the blocks: The system, which is designed in...

If you re-read Teo's Bartleby's link, you may find your answer there. Both, here, are examples of using 'kind of ' adjectivally. Therefore, the plural verb has a plural subject: 'structures' and 'projects'.

About there is, there are Webster's Dictionary of English Usage says: Jesperson notes that the invariable singular occurs mostly in the colloquial style -- speech and speechlike prose -- and is generally avoided in the literary style. That observation accords with our evidence. In the...

Are is correct. An orange, an apple and a pear constitute a plural subject.

I suppose you could say that the performance is presumably unpredictable because of its variability; which might support the idea of "variation and unpredictability of performance" as a phrasal non-plural subject. MrP