This document provides 10 rules for subject-verb agreement in sentences. It explains that the verb must agree with the subject in number - whether singular or plural. For each rule, it provides examples to illustrate how to determine the number of the subject and select the correct verb form. The rules cover subjects composed of multiple nouns joined by and/or/etc., collective nouns, phrases that don't affect number, nouns preceded by quantifiers, each, none, fractions, money amounts, and the phrase "more than one".

1. Submitted to: Ms. Maria Bambi Billanes
Submitted by: Angel Rose Lepaña
10 Subject-Verb Agreement
Rules

2. 1. A subject made up of nouns joined by and takes a
plural subject, unless that subject’s intended sense
is singular.
Examples:
She and I run every day.
Peanut butter and jelly is my favorite sandwich.
2. When a subject is made up of nouns joined
by or, the verb agrees with the last noun.
Examples:
She or I run every day.
Potatoes, pasta, or rice pairs well with grilled chicken.
3. Collective nouns (team, couple, staff, etc.) take
either a singular or plural verb, depending on
whether the emphasis is on the individual units or
on the group as whole.
Examples:
The football team is practicing night and day for the Super
Bowl.
Boston’s school committee disagree about what to cut
from the school budget.
4. Connectives, phrases such as combined with,
coupled with, accompanied by, added to, along
with, together with, and as well as, do not change
the number of the subject. These phrases are
usually set off with commas.
Examples:
Oil, as well as gas, is a popular heating choice.
Peanut butter combined with bread and jelly is a tasty
snack.

3. 5. Collecting noun phrases (a bunch of, a group of, a
set of, etc.) take either a singular or plural verb,
depending on whether the emphasis is on the
individual units or on the group as whole:
Examples:
A group of boys were digging in my flower beds!
A set of 12 dishes is all you need for the dinner party.
6. Each takes a singular verb.
Examples:
Each boy is excited about the meet; each is well prepared.
Each fruit is nutritious.
7. None takes a singular verb if what it refers to is
singular and a plural verb if its referent is plural.
Examples:
None of the peas are left on Sean’s plate.
None of the book is reproducible without permission.
8. With fractions, the verb agrees with the whole.
Examples:
One-fourth of the books are gone.
One-fourth of the sand is white.

4. 9. With money, if the amount is specific, use a
singular verb; if the amount is vague, use a plural
verb.
Examples:
Within a year, $5 million was spent on building a new
factory, and millions more were spent on training future
factory workers.
I spent 1000 php shopping for groceries and hundreds more
were spent to buy some of my school supplies.
10. The phrase more than one takes a singular
verb (yes, I know that doesn’t sound logical; try to
remember that one is followed by something,
whether explicitly or implicitly).
Examples:
More than one box is sitting in the hallway.
More than one is sitting in the hallway.