Grammar tips

Today we will take a look at some cases (and rules) of subject-verb agreement.

1. Weights and measures are always singular.

• “Five hundred million euros in expenditures is a bit of an understatement for this type of project.”

2. When using “the number of”, always use a singular verb.

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

3. The term “news” is a concept is always takes a singular verb.

• “The international news reports daily on vital issues concerning the survival of humankind.”

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