Grammar describes the structure of a language, or how it works. All children learn grammar naturally while learning their native language. A few of the trickier aspects, however, have to be learned deliberately. Subject-verb agreement can be one of the trickiest, which is why this entire English quiz is devoted to the subject.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Grammar
'Was' is not correct here because the sentence mentions two fishermen. Two fishermen would be 'they', so the verb should be 'were'
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'Clearing the garden' and 'painting the house' are two jobs, so the sentence should begin: 'Two of my jobs for next week are...'
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'Everybody' is treated at a singular noun in English, so it should always be 'everybody is'. 'Everyone', 'nobody' and 'someone' are also singular
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The key to deciding in this case is to work out whether 'which' refers to one or more actors. If it is only one, the verb should be singular. 'Which of the two...' implies that only one of the actors is in the film, so it is correct to write 'which is'
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'Each' is singular
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'Either' and 'neither' are treated as singular nouns: i.e. 'neither is'
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'A pair of trousers' is singular, so it should be 'a pair of trousers is'. 'The trousers', however, are treated as plural
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The phrase 'my friend and I' is plural because it involves more than one person
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A group, such as 'yellow, orange and red', is plural. In the sentence 'Yellow, along with orange and red, is considered to be warm', the basic clause is 'Yellow is considered to be warm'. The parenthetical phrase 'along with orange and red' does not change the singular subject, 'yellow'
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