She can ......... a song alone.
✅ Modal auxiliary verbs such as can/ could/shall/should/will/would/ may/might /must/ ought to/need to/dare to/used to, etc. are always followed by plural verbs even if the subject is singular'
She and I ........... working together.
✅ Two or more nouns or pronouns joined by ‘and’ often require a plural verb.'
James, together with his friends, ........... present.
✅ Two or more subjects joined by ‘as well as’, ‘with’, ‘together with’, ‘along with’, accompanied by’, ‘including’, ‘in addition’, ‘no less than’, etc. take verb according to the former subject'
Paralysis ........... in loss of muscle function and sensation in specific body areas.
✅ Some nouns ending in –s are plural in form, but singular in meaning like: measles, shambles, rabies, AIDS, mumps, tuberculosis, syphilis, paralysis, crisis, diabetes, shingles, rickets [Diseases and Injuries] '
Noughts and crosses ........... for a line of Xs or Os on a grid.
✅ Use singular verb (V5: gets, demands/has/is/was) for GAMES and SPORTS like: rounders, table tennis, checkers/ draughts, noughts and crosses, musical bumps, fives, billiards, bowls, darts, dominoes, etc. '
Bowls ........... rolling biased balls on a green with accuracy.
✅ Use singular verb (V5: gets, demands/has/is/was) for GAMES and SPORTS like: rounders, table tennis, checkers/ draughts, noughts and crosses, musical bumps, fives, billiards, bowls, darts, dominoes, etc. '
Swine ........... farmed for their meat.
✅ Some nouns like staff, cattle, livestock, people, vermin, poultry, sheep, deer, salmon, fish, police, outskirts, stairs, arms, swine, gentry and clergymen take plural verb [V1: go/eat/look/eat/are (were/have)]'
One of the girls .......... so brilliant in this class.
✅ If the subject of a sentence begins with ‘either of / neither of / each of / one of / everyone of + plural nouns, it must be followed by singular verb i.e. V5 (is/was/has/goes/wants)'
A group of girls ........... kidding each other.
✅ Phrases beginning with -a crowd of / a band of/ a group of / a herd of / a flock of / a gang of / a regiment of / a set of / a team of / a pack of / a pride of +plural nouns take both plural and singular verbs.'
Ten miles ......... a long distance.
✅ Subjects that are about specific quantity or amount, distance, measurement and arithmetic sums often have a singular verb (is/was/has/equals/means)'
Eighty dollars .......... a lot of money.
✅ Subjects that are about specific quantity or amount, distance, measurement and arithmetic sums often have a singular verb (is/was/has/equals/means)'
A pair of pants ......... needed for the event.
✅ Scissors, shorts, pants, jeans, trousers, binoculars, tongs, and pliers take plural verbs (are/were/have). However, when referred to as "a pair of," they take a singular verb (is/was/has). '
A pair of pliers .......... required for the job.
✅ Scissors, shorts, pants, jeans, trousers, binoculars, tongs, and pliers take plural verbs (are/were/have). However, when referred to as "a pair of," they take a singular verb (is/was/has). '
Each and every dog ......... its day.
✅ Two or more nouns qualified by each or every, joined by ‘and’ require singular verb'
Every one of the students ............ my class.
✅ If the subject of a sentence begins with ‘either of / neither of / each of / one of / everyone of + plural nouns, it must be followed by singular verb [V5: goes/plays (is/was/has)]'
A number of students in the class ......... forty.
✅ A number + plural noun + plural verb'
A pair of shoes .......... to me.
✅ Pair + singular noun + singular verb '
Each of these books .......... written by foreign writers.
✅ If the subject of a sentence begins with ‘either of / neither of / each of / one of / everyone of + plural nouns, it must be followed by singular verb i.e. V5 (is/was/has/goes/wants)'
Fish ............ the clear waters of the lake.
✅ Some nouns like staff, cattle, livestock, people, vermin, poultry, sheep, deer, salmon, fish, police, outskirts, stairs, arms, swine, gentry and clergymen take plural verb [V1: go/eat/look/eat/are (were/have)]'
Rabies ........... a viral disease that can be transmitted through animal bites.
✅ Some nouns ending in –s are plural in form, but singular in meaning like: measles, shambles, rabies, AIDS, mumps, tuberculosis, syphilis, paralysis, crisis, diabetes, shingles, rickets [Diseases and Injuries] '