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5) “Both men relied heavily on their wives” – unless we bet two men married to the same woman, leave with wives. People also tell me, even if they don`t talk about me. (From what I can tell, it`s more often in AmE than in BRE.) On this condition, the singular or plural verb is based on the subject closest to the verb. If the subject closest to the verb is singular, use a singular verb. If the next topic is plural, use a plural verb. 6. If two subjects are bound by “and,” they generally need a plural form. If subjects that are bound by or by different people, the verb matches the name that comes close to it. Article 5 bis. Sometimes the subject is separated from the verb by such words, as with, as well as, except, no, etc. These words and phrases are not part of the subject.
Ignore them and use a singular verb if the subject is singular. Both and neither master the disguise! They can be pronouns; And if so, they are always unique. Or they can be part of a two-part conjunction (i.e. … or, neither… two or more themes. In this case, the verb must match the nearest subject. If one of the names bound by or by the plural is to be plural, the verb must be plural and the plural subject must be placed next to the verb.
If one of the names is singular and the other plural, we must go to the noun, which is closer to the verb. For fiction, we would use the words that the character of the view would use, so either would be acceptable. She said that style guides don`t really deal with the subject supplement agreement. Let`s take examples. I have added a few with similar formulations. Don`t be distracted by other words in the sentence — provided I`ve described, the two are not unique, and they require singular verbs. Neither the accountant nor his clients know the combination. Subjects and verbs must agree on the number for a sentence to be sensual. Although grammar can be a bit odd from time to time, there are 20 rules of the subject-verbal chord that summarize the subject fairly concisely.
Most concepts of the verb-subject chord are simple, but exceptions to the rules can make it more complicated. 19. Titles of books, films, novels and similar works are treated as singular and adopt a singular verb. Look for the constructions of either and the weder-/ or even. Those that sound really wrong are the examples with the preposition (of their daughters, of you), which follows or not. But both, and both are still singularly, even if a preposition is followed by a plural object. Article 3. The verb in either or either, or neither or the sentence is not closest to the name or pronoun.
17. When geriatrics are used as the object of a sentence, they adopt the singular form of the verb. However, if they are bound by “and,” they adopt the plural form. 7. The verb is singular when the two subjects separated by “and” refer to the same person or the same thing as a whole. In other words, misinterpretation is possible both ways. I just see that the misinterpretation is detoxed, that it is less likely with plurals. Example: The list of items is on the desktop. If you know that the list is the topic, then choose for the verb. Examples: The politician and presenters are expected shortly. Excitement, but also nervousness, are at the origin of their tremors. If we use “neither …
again… “or when we are faced with a “Ni… and “Construction, As for your examples, follow my personal choices – rule 8. With words that give pieces – z.B a lot, a majority, some, all — that were given above in this section, Rule 1 is reversed, and we are directed after the no bite after that of. If the name is singular, use a singular verb. If it`s plural, use a plural verb. What is complicated is that neither they, nor my friends, nor I go to the festival. 20. Last rule: Remember, only the subject acts on the verb! Everything else doesn`t matter. If the two names with “Ni… Not even “are singular, so we use singular verbs.