Which Verb?
Almost all of the air near the factory is/are polluted.
is
subject includes certain quantifiers + prepositional phrase, verb agrees with the noun after the preposition
He always go to church on Sunday.
goes
Isabella's hair...
non-count nouns take a singular verb
Friday is the best day of the week.
Is Friday the best day of the week?
Six blocks (to be) not too far to walk.
is
distance/time/money takes a singular verb
Some of Luisa's friends (has/have) cars.
have
In the morning, Inez drink two cups of coffee.
A lot of students...
verb agrees with noun after prepositional phrase.
Two hours of studying on the weekend is enough.
Is two hours of studying on the weekend enough?
Most of that movie (to take) place in Chile.
takes
quantifier + prepositional phrase: verb agrees with the noun after the prepositional phrase.
Most of the teachers (take/takes) the bus to school.
take
Every day offer offer a chance to learn something new.
offers
Going to the beach...
Gerunds as subjects take a singular verb
Mathematics is your favorite subject.
Is mathematics your favorite subject?
All of my money (to be) in my purse.
is
Half of the boxes (was/were) full.
were
subject contains fraction or percentage, verb agrees with the noun after the preposition
In the hot summer weather, 12 miles are too long to run.
is
distance, time, money takes a singular verb
Every person I know...
Each/every take a singular verb
The number of kids at the beach is overwhelming.
Is the number of kids at the beach overwhelming?
My family (to have) many children and most of them are girls.
has
collective nouns take a singular verb
Seventy percent of the books (was/were) in Spanish.
were
The police is coming right now.
are
police are considered plural
police officer is singular
police department is singular
A number of people...
"a number of" + noun takes a plural verb
Pizza tastes great.
Does pizza taste great?
Members of the team (to be) fundraising for a family who lost a parent to Covid.
are
subject includes a prepositional phrase, the noun that comes before the preposition agrees with the verb.