{"id":25,"date":"2015-07-21T18:20:49","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T18:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/styleforstudents\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=25"},"modified":"2015-07-21T18:20:49","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T18:20:49","slug":"special-cases-in-subject-verb-agreement","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hccc-styleforstudents-1\/chapter\/special-cases-in-subject-verb-agreement\/","title":{"raw":"Special Cases in Subject  Verb Agreement","rendered":"Special Cases in Subject  Verb Agreement"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"node-1805\" class=\"node\">\r\n<div class=\"content clear-block\">\r\n\r\nPart of why subject\/verb agreement errors are so numerous is because of the \u201cspecial cases\u201d that often arise in English, e.g., when words including \u201ceveryone,\u201d \u201csome,\u201d and \u201cnone\u201d are part of the subject. Use the principles that follow to guide you through these special cases.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Remember that the names of organizations and words such as \u201ceveryone,\u201d anyone,\u201d \u201ceach\u201d\u2014i.e., words that ask us to consider something one member at a time rather than collectively\u2014are singular.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<blockquote>Each of the student leaders agrees that . . .\r\n\r\nAnyone associated with the DEP understands that . . .<\/blockquote>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>When subjects are connected by the word \u201cor,\u201d the subject closer to the verb determines its number.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<blockquote>Either the pebbles or the sand is . . .\r\n\r\nEither the sand or the pebbles are . . .<\/blockquote>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>When \u201csome,\u201d \u201call,\u201d or \u201cnone\u201d are part of the sentence subject, the number of the verb matches the number of the noun to which \u201csome,\u201d \u201call,\u201d or \u201cnone\u201d refers. Note below how the subject (\u201csample,\u201d \u201csamples,\u201d etc.) controls the number of the verb.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<blockquote>Some of the sample is contaminated.\r\n\r\nSome of the samples are refrigerated.\r\n\r\nAll of the bone is intact.\r\n\r\nAll of his bones are broken.\r\n\r\nNone of the ground is disturbed.\r\n\r\nNone of the grounds are mowed.<\/blockquote>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Although \u201cand\u201d in the subject usually indicates a plural, there are cases where the context is obviously singular, thus requiring a singular noun.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<blockquote>Further research and development on fuel cells is necessary for them to achieve their potential as energy storage devices.\r\n\r\nSupply and demand is used to determine the equilibrium values of price and quantity.<\/blockquote>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Nouns that are \u201ccollective\u201d (automatically suggesting a group) take a plural\u00a0verb when the group as a whole is meant; they take a singular\u00a0verb when the group can be thought of as individual members.\u00a0 Commonly used collective nouns include \u201cnumber,\u201d \u201cmajority,\u201d \u201cseries,\u201d and \u201cvariety.\u201d\u00a0 Note that when collective nouns refer to a singular group as a whole they are often preceded by the word \u201ca\u201d; when they suggest individual group members they are often preceded by the word \u201cthe.\u201d<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div>A number of people were affected by the tragedy.<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div>The number of samples contaminated was two.<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div>A series of western blots were performed to assay protein expression.<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div>The series of western analyses was found to be inconclusive.<\/div><\/blockquote>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Units of measure are treated as collective nouns, taking a singular verb.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<blockquote>For each patient, 10 mL of whole blood was collected in a clot tube.<\/blockquote>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>\u201cData\u201d can be treated as a singular or plural noun, depending on whether the word refers to a collection of data as one unit or whether individual results are implied.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<blockquote>Once the data is collected, the results can be tabulated.\r\n\r\nWhen data for 2007 and 2008 were compared, the researchers found that violent crime in the city had dropped by 12 percent.<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"clear-block\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div id=\"node-1805\" class=\"node\">\n<div class=\"content clear-block\">\n<p>Part of why subject\/verb agreement errors are so numerous is because of the \u201cspecial cases\u201d that often arise in English, e.g., when words including \u201ceveryone,\u201d \u201csome,\u201d and \u201cnone\u201d are part of the subject. Use the principles that follow to guide you through these special cases.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remember that the names of organizations and words such as \u201ceveryone,\u201d anyone,\u201d \u201ceach\u201d\u2014i.e., words that ask us to consider something one member at a time rather than collectively\u2014are singular.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Each of the student leaders agrees that . . .<\/p>\n<p>Anyone associated with the DEP understands that . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>When subjects are connected by the word \u201cor,\u201d the subject closer to the verb determines its number.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Either the pebbles or the sand is . . .<\/p>\n<p>Either the sand or the pebbles are . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>When \u201csome,\u201d \u201call,\u201d or \u201cnone\u201d are part of the sentence subject, the number of the verb matches the number of the noun to which \u201csome,\u201d \u201call,\u201d or \u201cnone\u201d refers. Note below how the subject (\u201csample,\u201d \u201csamples,\u201d etc.) controls the number of the verb.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Some of the sample is contaminated.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the samples are refrigerated.<\/p>\n<p>All of the bone is intact.<\/p>\n<p>All of his bones are broken.<\/p>\n<p>None of the ground is disturbed.<\/p>\n<p>None of the grounds are mowed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Although \u201cand\u201d in the subject usually indicates a plural, there are cases where the context is obviously singular, thus requiring a singular noun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Further research and development on fuel cells is necessary for them to achieve their potential as energy storage devices.<\/p>\n<p>Supply and demand is used to determine the equilibrium values of price and quantity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Nouns that are \u201ccollective\u201d (automatically suggesting a group) take a plural\u00a0verb when the group as a whole is meant; they take a singular\u00a0verb when the group can be thought of as individual members.\u00a0 Commonly used collective nouns include \u201cnumber,\u201d \u201cmajority,\u201d \u201cseries,\u201d and \u201cvariety.\u201d\u00a0 Note that when collective nouns refer to a singular group as a whole they are often preceded by the word \u201ca\u201d; 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