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Verb - singular or plural?

Singular or plural?

 

a) there is / there are :

• There is + singular: There is a big dog in the garden.

• There are + plural: There are poor people in the street.

• Either ...or  + singular: Either James or Tony is able to help you.

• Neither ...nor + singular: Neither dad nor mum has time.

• ... and ... + plural: The man and his wife are French.

• police, people... + plural: The police are in the street. (pour désigner chacun des policiers)

• An item => an article of clothing
  
  

• Warning, these words are followed with a singular form - they are not plural words:
  crossroads, news, mathematics, physics, economics, athletics, politics, civics, the United States, a series (a series of disasters)...

• everybody + singular: Everybody is tired. 

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1. Bob and his brothers isn'taren'tI don't know at school today. They are ill.

2. Either Jane or Peter havehasI don't know a chance to win.

3. Sorry! Both Linda and Sally doesn'tdon'tI don't know like that programme.

4. Mary and Lucy don'tdoesn'tI don't know like it either. They both hate thrillers.

5. Only one of the conspirators knowsknowI don't know the date and place.

6. The police areisI don't know coming. Can you hear them?

7. Every photo I receive isareI don't know numbered.

8. What time areisI don't know the last news ?

9. Physics isareI don't know your favourite subject: you are really interested !

10. There areisI don't know new members.