The rules
- A singular subject takes a singular verb, even when words come between them: The box of old books is heavy.
- Each and every make the subject singular: Every student and teacher has a name tag.
- With neither … nor or either … or, the verb agrees with the nearer subject: Neither the coach nor the players were late.
- After there or here, the verb agrees with the noun that follows it: There are three lakes near the village.
- Collective nouns, titles and amounts of money, time or distance count as one thing in American English: The team practices daily, and ten kilometers is a long walk.
- The number of takes a singular verb, but a number of takes a plural verb: The number of visitors is rising, and a number of them are students.
- In a who or that clause, the verb agrees with the noun the clause describes: The girls who live next door play chess.
This time: 0 right, 0 wrong