ONLINE CLASS OUTPUT

NAME: KYLA A. ACERO

SUBJECT VERB RULES

ITEM & ANSWER RULE # DISCUSSION ON ANSWER

AND RULE
1. is 7 The subject is singular, so the verb
must be singular too.

2. were 6 The subject is plural, so the verb

must be plural too.

3. influences 5 The subject is singular, so the verb

must be singular too. The phrase
"not to mention" does not affect
the subject-verb agreement.

4. like 1 The subject is plural, because it is

joined by "and", so the verb must
be plural too.
5. were 1 The subject is plural, because it is
joined by "and", so the verb must
be plural too.
6. are 12 The subject is plural, because it is
joined by "and", so the verb must
be plural too.
7. writes 3 The subject is singular, because it is
joined by "or", so the verb must be
singular too. When the subject is
joined by "or" or "nor", the verb
agrees with the closer noun.
8. is 3 The subject is singular, because it is
joined by "nor", so the verb must
be singular too. When the subject is
joined by "or" or "nor", the verb
agrees with the closer noun.
9. was 3 The subject is singular, because it is
joined by "or", so the verb must be
singular too. When the subject is
joined by "or" or "nor", the verb
agrees with the closer noun.
10. were 3 The subject is plural, because the
closer noun is plural, so the verb
must be plural too.
11. was 3 The subject is singular, because the
closer noun is singular, so the verb
must be singular too.
12. were 3 The subject is plural, because the
closer pronoun is plural, so the verb
must be plural too.
13. was 3 The subject is singular, because the
closer pronoun is singular, so the
verb must be singular too.
14. were 5 The subject is plural, because it is
inverted after the modifier "hardest
hit", so the verb must be plural too
15. likes 4 The subject is singular, because
"neither" is always singular, so the
verb must be singular too.
16. has 2 The subject is singular, because
"each" is always singular, so the
verb must be singular too.
17. has 4 The subject is singular, because
"everybody" is always singular, so
the verb must be singular too.
18. has 2 The subject is singular, because
"every" is always singular, even
when it is followed by a list of
items, so the verb must be singular
too.

19. has 2 The subject is singular, because "each"

is always singular, even when it is
repeated before each item, so the verb
must be singular too.
20. is 7 The subject is singular, because
"committee" is a collective noun that
acts as a unit, so the verb must be
singular too.
21. is 9 The subject is singular, because "ten
million gallons of oil" is a quantity that
acts as a unit, so the verb must be
singular too.
22. votes 7 The subject is plural, because "jury" is
a collective noun that acts as individual
members, so the verb must be plural
too.
23. is 8 The subject is singular, because "the
number" is a quantity that acts as a
unit, so the verb must be singular too.
24. were 6 The subject is plural, because "a
number of" is a quantity that acts as
individual items, so the verb must be
plural too.
25. were 9 The subject is plural, because "ten
million gallons of oil" is a quantity that
acts as individual items, so the verb
must be plural too.
26. is 6 The subject is singular, because "the
majority" is a collective noun that acts
as a unit, so the verb must be singular
too.
27. is / are 8 The subject can be either singular or
plural, depending on the meaning.
When "statistics" means a field of
study, it is singular. When "statistics"
means numerical data, it is plural.
28. strays / stray 8 The subject can be either singular or
plural, depending on the context.
When "sheep" means a single animal,
it is singular. When "sheep" means a
group of animals, it is plural. Note that
the word "sheep" does not change its
form in the plural.