During this English lesson, you will learn some more advanced cases of subject-verb tuning that confuse many learners. The subject-verb chord is one of the first things you learn in English class: these words always take the plural form of the verb: these words are irregular plural names (names that are not formed by adding -s) and they adopt the plural form of the verb: Choose the correct form of the verb that corresponds to the subject. 23. All CDs, even scratched, (are) in this case. 20. The Committee (debate, debate) has carefully addressed these issues. “Half of the students come from another country.” 4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor. “40% of people don`t support the new law.” “Some students won`t make it.” Note: in British English, the “family” and “team” are often plural. 21.

Committee members (management, management) have very different lives in the private sector. 16. Eight dollars (is, is) the price of a movie these days. “I don`t know if there`s anyone in the office.” 7. One of my sisters (east, are) on a trip to France. These words can be singular or plural depending on what follows them! “Many houses in this area don`t have garages.” There is a debate about the word “data”! Technically, the data are plural (the singular shape is “date”). But in common usage, people often treat “data” as “information” – like a myriad of nostun that takes on a singular form. So both forms are correct: “The data is correct” and “The data is accurate.” To learn more about the “data debate,” click here and here. 15. Mathematics (is, are) John`s favorite subject, while Civics (is) Andreas the preferred subject.

5. George and Tamara (no, no) want to see this film. “How do you react when someone compliments you?” 2. Either my mother or my father (east, are) come to the assembly. . 22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, cordially greets the press. 8. Man with all the birds (live, live) on my way. To refer to a single member of the police, we can say policeman or police — or the term neutral from a gender point of view.

These themes are also unique, although they speak of a group of people. 19. There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now there`s only one left! 10. Players, as well as the captain, (wants, wants) to win. 9. The film, including all previews, (take, takes) about two hours to see. “Men don`t usually like to buy clothes.”