Example : The car in the garage is mine
Basic rule / principal
Singular subject needs singular verb, plural subject needs plural verb
Example : My brother is nutritionist
Rule 1 – indefinite pronouns
Anyone, everyone, someone, somebody, no one is always singular, required a singular verb.
Example : Somebody has left her purse
Exception 1 : all & some
Exception 2 : none
Special case : each
Rule 2 – together with, as well as and along with
Phrases such as together with, as well as and along with are not the same as and. They don’t add or compound the subject.
Example : The mayor as well as his brother, is going to prison
The mayor and his brother, are going to prison
Rule 3 – subject separated from the verb / appositive
Sometimes modifier will get between a subject and its verb, but these modifiers must not confuse the agreement between the subject and its verb.
Example : The mayor, who bla bla bla bla bla bla, is finally going to jail
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