1. A Singular Verb is Used with a Singular Subject


EXAMPLE:
  • My dog is my closest friend.
Subject dog is in the singular.
Verb is is in the singular.
  • She eats a lot of Belgian chocolate.
Subject She is in the singular.
Verb eats is also in the singular.
  • My friend and neighbor has been a magician for many years.
(Two nouns refer to the same person, so singular has is used.)
  • The nurse and sister of the patient cares for him.
(Nurse and sister are the same person, singular verb cares is used.)
  • Bread and butter is his only food.
(Bread and butter stand for one item, that is, food. Singular is is used.)

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