Grammar tips

Today we will take a look at subject-verb agreement. We will present some sentences and give you the reasoning behind the agreement.

- “Each of the representatives has been selected personally by the president.”

• Reasoning: when using each, every, or none, the verb will always be in the singular form.

- “Neither the Senators nor our State Representative wants to approve the bill.”

• Reasoning: when using neither…nor, either…or, or not only…but also, the verb agrees with the noun closest to it.

- “Many of the member states of the UN have declared the full support for the UNSC resolution.”

• Reasoning: many of is a quantifier; with quantifiers, the verb agrees with the noun in the prepositional phrase.
  

- “The sheer number of voters who turned out at the polls was a historical record for elections in the USA.”

• Reasoning: when using the number of, always use a singular verb.
  

- “A number of very prominent governmental officials attend this gala event every year.”

• Reasoning: when using a number of, the verb will always be in the plural form.

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