I would expect the singular version to be more commonly used. However, as Clive has already mentioned, both versions are used. And it is perfectly correct to use the singular verb. Clearly, "three to four nights" can be viewed as a

I believer that you are the confused one. The rule is simple: either singular subject & singular verb , or plural subject & plural verb .

The boy chooses. (singular subject; singular verb - with "s") The policeman chooses. The cheerleader chooses. The boys choose. (plural subject; plural verb - no "s".) The policemen choose. The cheerleaders

why is "two of us IS here" correct? It is not correct. There seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding the side chat that Marius and I had earlier in this thread. The confusion is due to a misinterpretation of a few joking remarks that

It should be "was" because "I" is the true subject of the verb. Don't be thrown off by intervening phrases that may have plural subjects. Singular subject requires singular verb. Plural subject requires plural verb.

Hi cwtch, I hate to disagree with you because I've really enjoyed your posts so far, but with a compound subject joined by an "or" (instead of an "and") the verb agrees with the noun that comes closer to the verb.

...........as I am....."My brother" is the subject in a sentence in which the verb is "is." The end of the sentence "as....I(am)." -- If you google the verb to be, you will get much advice; hopefully some of it will

And what is the rule? The rule, which in English isn't of course always adhered to, is that a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural su bject takes a plural verb : My friend speak s English. My friend s speak English.

Where can I find information about compound subjects and their agreement with verbs? I thought that the verb "don't" goes with plural subjects and "doesn't" with singular. But I think that is only with 3rd person

Hi B-A Below is for your information. What is ‘concord’? There must be grammatical logic or coherence in the links between parts of a sentence . This is called 'agreement' or 'concord'. EXAMPLES The boy is swimming.