Identify: Singular or Plural Subject/Verb
"Runs" in "The cat runs."
What is a Singular Verb?
"My friend and I (is/are) going to the park."
What is are?
Subject = My friend and I
"The cat (run/runs) fast."
What is runs?
"She (do/does) not like apples."
What is does?
Subject = She
"The team (play/plays) together."
What is plays?
"Dogs" in "The dogs bark."
What is a Plural Subject?
"Neither the teacher nor the students (was/were) late."
What is were?
Subject = Students (since it's closest to the verb)
"The girl (walk/walks) every morning."
What is walks?
"The group of students (was/were) noisy."
What is was?
Subject = Group (of students)
Another problem (is, are) the many trees we lose each year.
What is "is"?
Subject = problem
"Books" in "The books are on the table."
What is a Plural Subject?
"John and Mary (is/are) not attending the meeting."
What is "are"?
Subject = John and Mary
"A book (lie/lies) on the desk."
What is lies?
"The flock of birds (fly/flies) south for winter."
What is flies?
Subject = Flock (of birds)
Our forests (is, are) also a wonderful resource for recreation.
What is are?
Subject = Forests
"Team" in "The team is winning."
What is a Singular Subject?
"Neither the lions nor the tiger (has/have) escaped."
What is has?
Subject = Tiger (since it's closest to the verb)
"The flowers (bloom/blooms) in spring."
What is bloom?
"Either my brother or my sisters (drive/drives) the car."
What is drive?
Subject = Sisters (since it's closest to the verb)
(Do/Does) this red and brown tie go well with this suit?
What is "Does"?
Subject = Tie
"People" in "Many people are here."
What is a Plural Subject?
"Neither the dog nor the cats (like/likes) the new food."
What is like?
Subject = Cats (since it's closest to the verb)
"A group of students (discuss/discusses) the project."
What is discusses?
Subject = Group (of students)
"Here (is/are) the book you were looking for."
What is "is"?
Subject = Book
How (do/does) this red and black hat look with my clothes?
What is "does"?
Subject = Hat