Do not use a plural verb after a singular subject modified by an adjective phrase; as, The thief, with all his booty, was captured.
What should be the guide in determining whether to use a singular or plural verb?
What determines whether to use a singular or a plural verb after who, which, and that?
Do not use either with reference to more than two objects, nor follow it by a plural verb.
An adjective denoting “one or the other of two” often used incorrectly with a plural verb; as, “Either are likely to sail.
Therefore, the choice of a singular or plural verb in cases where either form would be proper is often influenced by the writer’s way of looking at the subject.
We use it with a plural verb always, even when referring to a single object.
Another writer might, for example, prefer a plural verb after number in Froude's sentence above.
Under this head, I shall remark on a single article only, the use of you in the singular number, with a plural verb.
This criticism upon the word is an authority in vindication of an erroneous practice of using it with a plural verb, even when it is preceded by much.
Collective nouns+ take sometimes a singular and sometimes a plural verb.
Use them in sentences (1) with a singular verb, (2) with a plural verb.
Note: Though you is properly a plural, it is in all ordinary discourse used also in addressing a single person, yet properly always with a plural verb.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "plural verb" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
