However, there are guidelines for deciding which verb form (singular or plural) to use with one of these nouns as a subject in a sentence. Rule 3. The verb in a sentence or, either/or, or neither is in agreement with the noun or pronoun closest to it. Compound names can act as a composite subject. In some cases, a composite subject poses particular problems for the subject-verb match rule (+s, -s). The example above implies that others than Hannah like to read comics. Therefore, the pluralverb is the correct form. 4. In the case of composite subjects connected by or/or not, the verb corresponds to the subject closest to it. In this example, since the subject is a singular book, the verb must also be singular. However, the pluralverb is used when the focus is on the individuals in the group. It is much rarer.
7. The number of these subject words IS influenced by a prepositional alphabet between subject and verb. This composite subject therefore requires a singular verb to correspond to it. For more help with subject-verb correspondence, see plurals. 10-A. With one of those ___________ that use a plural reference. Like prepositional alhrase, the clause that never contains the subject. Example: The information received from business owners was relevant to include them in the study. Indefinite pronoun subjectsAn indefinite pronoun is always singular, and some are always plural. (Some can go both ways; for more information on indefinite pronouns, see the TIP Sheets Pronouns and Pronoun Reference, or in an author`s guide such as SF Writer.) Relative clausesThe relative clauses begin with the relative pronouns that or that contain a verb distinct from that of the independent sentence. .