Collective nouns, 'there is/are', phrases that interrupt, and tricky subjects. · about 14 minutes
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What is it? Beyond the basics, subject-verb agreement has tricky cases: phrases that interrupt, fractions and percentages, collective nouns, nouns that look plural but are singular (news, mathematics), and sentences that start with there or are turned around.
Why does it matter? These are the cases where even confident writers slip - and where careful agreement shows polish in exams and formal writing.
Where do we use it? Reports ("Fifty per cent of the students are..."), news ("The jury has..."), and everyday speech ("There are two ways...").
In this lesson you will:
