And since verbs are supposed to agree in number with their subjects — one cat is, two cats are — the roughly 200 collective nouns in our language cause a lot of confusion.

English teachers might have told students the word "each" is pronoun that gets a singular verb, but that's only part of the story, writes grammar expert June Casagrande.

Subject-verb agreement means that your verb must be conjugated, or changed, to fit (or agree) with the subject. Learn how to make sure your verbs agree in number with their subject.

What is happening to the English language? I learned the difference between singular and plural nouns while in elementary school. That was reinforced during middle school, high school and college.

Anthimeria is the process of changing the grammatical form of a word, typically to a noun or a verb. Here's how to use anthimeria to turn your company's name into a household name.

Nouns and verbs must “agree” in English. But the difference between “formal” and “notional” agreement is a contentious topic.

Singular pronouns and nouns must be paired with singular verbs.

Improve your speaking skills and sound smarter with these grammar rules that most people get wrong.

Exceptions There are situations compound subjects, however, select singular verbs. In other words, you should not overgenaralise as far as the rule is concerned. When two nouns refer to the same ...

The verb needs to agree with “group,” which could be considered a singular entity. But group is also followed by an “of,” so the choice, according to Fowler’s, is “open.” ...