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5.6 More Subject-Verb Agreement
a . Use a singular verb after a plural amount Two hundred dollars is a lot of money.
of money, time, or distance when it refers Three weeks seems like a long time to wait.
to one thing or idea @ price, a time Five miles isn’t too far to walk.
period, a distance, .. .).
2. Some nouns look plural, but are used with
singular verbs. For example:
a. subjects ending in -ics (ohysics, a. Physics is hard.
economics, .. .)
b. the noun news b. The news wasn't good.
3. Use a singular verb with the names of:
a. books, movies, and plays a. “Romeo and Juliet’ is a famous play.
b. countries b. The United States is a large country.
c. businesses ending in -s c. GREX Works is a company near Boston.
4. When using the + adjective to refer to a The wealthy live in houses along the river.
group of people (the young, the elderly, .. .). The young are comfortable with technology.
use a plural verb.
5. Use a singular verb with fhe number of. The number of gardens in the city is small.
Use a plural verb with a number of. A number of questions are impossible
to answer.
6. The verb after a percentage (%), fraction Fifty percent of the students know the
(V4, ¥2), or quantity expression (all, mos?) answer.
agrees with the noun after of. Half of the class knows the answer.
Most of the survey is about aging.
5 Complete the sentences with is or are.
1. The average human life span_!S___
82 years in some countries.
2. Eighty-two years _____ not quite a century. There are 100 years in a century.
3. In Japan, more than one-fifth of the population over the age of 65.
4. In India, more than 10 percent of the people 60 or older.
5. Geriatrics the name of medical care for older adults.
6. The number of centarians increasing worldwide.
7. The elderly today healthier than 50 years ago.
8. Blue Zones the name of a book about longevity.
9. A number of interviews in the book with centenarians.
10. The young not likely to learn from the experience of the elderly.
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