Subject Verb Agreement

• Rule #1: Singular subjects must have singular verbs
• Rule #2: Plural subjects must have plural verbs
• Rule #3: Compound subjects with the word "and" require plural verbs
• When the two nouns don't refer to separate things, use a singular verb
• Rule #4: Collective nouns can be singular or plural
• Rule #5: Mass nouns must have singular verbs
• Rule #6: Indefinite pronouns like someone, anyone, somebody, everybody require singular verbs
• Rule #7: Indefinite pronouns like many, few, several, both, others require plural verbs
• Rule #8: Fractions of a unit require singular verbs
• Rule #9: Measurements, volume, distance, weight, money require singular verbs
• Rule #10: Singular personal pronouns take the singular verb. Plural personal pronouns take the plural verb
• Rule #11: Adjectives used as a subject require plural verbs
• Rule #12: Titles require singular verbs
• Rule #13: Plural place names referring to a single country usually take a singular verb
• Rule #14: Words that are plural in form but singular in meaning take singular verbs