In Verbs^x, Singular nouns^x

The rule is; If the subject is a singular noun/pronoun, the verb should be in the form for singular subjects. If the subject is a plural noun/pronoun, the verb should be in the form for plural subjects. (EX) My sister is pretty. Your sisters are pretty. paco

"all of", "a lot of", and "the rest of" do not agree with the the verb. It is the word which follows them which agrees with the verb (in number). All of the students are busy. All of the milk is spoiled. A lot of us are tired. A lot of it is still to be determined. The rest of the men were...

I am struggling with the verb at the end of this sentence. "I will make this a quick meeting, since all of you are busy." Why is it "are"? I thought "all" was a singular noun, like "each". If the sentence used "each", it would clearly be "each of you is busy", so why does "all" change to verb...

Uh, no offense but their are a whole lot of misconceptions about American English in this thread. The "fag" thing has already been pointed out, so I'll let that one be. "The main difference between British English and American English is that in the former there is perfect grammar even in the...

Hello Teachers, 1.He is really a good boy. 2.He is a really good boy. I want to know that if there is an adjective modifying a singular noun and an adverb modifying that adjective then where I should put the article. Which one is correct? Thanks.

With that example sentence, either 'has' or 'have' will work. It depends on whether you interpret "Soay sheep" as an inanimate thing (i.e., a name, a breed, a singular noun, as CJ explained) or as animate beings, a plural noun (i.e., animals). The subject and its verb are underlined: Animals:...

In addition consider: The number is infinite. The number of variations is infinite. The number of conspirators is greater than we thought. The number of members is increasing. I do not agree that "are" is proper in any of these examples. It may be used and accepted by some, but number and...

1) Derivation often changes the word's lexical category, but not always: great (adjective) => great+ly => greatly (adverb) dog (noun) => dog + house => doghouse (noun) 2) Inflection doesn't change the word's lexical category. It adds meaning: number, person, tense: Number: dog (singular noun)...

Say the right words in the right order. Make subjects and verbs agree in number. Use the correct case for all pronouns. Add "ed" to form the past tense. Add "s" to form plurals. Add "'s" to form possessives. Invert subject and verb in a question. Don't use a countable singular noun without an...

Hi, it's me, Ralf, the starter of this thread. Thanks for your answers so far. A post in another thread pointed me to the "American Heritage - Book of English Usage", where I found this section: According to the standard rule, when the pronoun there precedes a verb such as be, seem, or appear,...