Subject – Verb Agreement

Antecedent – Referent agreement

A. - Compound Subjects

Makes the subject plural

AN Ex: Mary and Julia keep their houses clean.

D Plural Plural Plural

EITHER/ NEITHER/
OR NOR

They separate the subject.

The noun closer to the verb determines the verb.

Ex: Either Mary or Julia keeps her house clean.

Neither Mary nor Julia keeps her house clean.

Sing Sing Sing

Neither Mary nor her parents keep their house clean.

Plural Plural Plural
B. - Nouns that name groups. They could be singular or plural depending
on the context.
Club company govemment family jury team army group

Ex: The class is meeting at its assigned room.

Sing Sing Sing

The class turn in their assignments on Mondays.

Plural Plural Plural

The classes are being taught by only one teacher.

Plural Plural

C. - Indefinite Pronouns + Singular S A N E

Ex: One of the students always turns in his or her papers on time.
S V3P Sing

Nobody wants to write his o her essay online.

S V3P Sing
Each of the players practices on his or her position.
S V3P Sing
Neither of my friends looks like he or she wants.
S V3P Sing
D.- Indefinite Pronouns + Plural

SE BO MA FE O
Several Both Many Few Others

The few who have finished their test, please step outside.
Plural Plural Plural

Teacher Rosmery asked both students to stop using their phones.

Plural Plural Plural

Several hope that they will get their free concert tickets.
Plural Plural Plural

E. - Indefinite Pronouns + Singular or Plural

All Most Some Any None

All the teachers love their students.

Plural Plural Plural

All that love is not enough.

Plural NCN Sing

F. – SANE + OF + PLURAL NOUN + SINGULAR VERB

Every one of my friends is in shape.

Singular Plural Sing
Either anybody somebody everybody nobody each
neither anyone someone everyone no one one
other anything something everything nothing