2. Rule 14. Abstract nouns like courage
determination, love, patience, fear, optimism,
generosity, dependence, intelligence, communism,
faith, charity and others are used as subject of
sentences require a singular verbs.
3. 1. Her optimism has affected all her decisions in life.
2. My love is unconditional.
3. His generosity opens an avenue for others to share.
4. Determination is one of the keys to success.
4. Rule 15. The expression or phrase a
number is followed by a plural verb;
the number is considered singular.
5. Examples:
1. A number of jobseekers attend the job fair. (many)
2. A number of consumers complain about the new product.
(many)
3. The number of applicants for the scholarship was great.
(arithmetical number)
4. A number of applicants for the scholarship were
considered. (many)
6. Rule 16. A singular verb is used for titles of books, plays,
songs, and other
Compositions.
Example:
A few Good Men is one of his favorite movies.
Avalon is a Christian contemporary foreign band.
7. Rule 17. Fraction and percentage use the singular form of the verb
when they are used to modify a mass noun, while a plural form of
the verb is used when they modify a plural noun
Examples:
1. Two-thirds of the water was spilled.
2. Ninety percent of the tickets were sold.
Ten percent of the class is joining the camp.
4. Ten percent of the students are joining the camp.
