EF2/3 Subject verb agreement

1. Singular and plural subjects

One dog is running in the park.
Two dogs are running in the park.

#1 mistake!!
Two dogs is running in the park.

SIMPLE SUBJECT- 
The cat with the white paws has/have ten kittens.

Knowing the grammar is not the same as being able to use it.

2. Each/ every- singular
Each child has a toy.
Every kid likes ice cream.
Each of the children has a toy.
Each of us needs to do our work.
Every class has a final exam.
ALL SINGULAR
Everybody
Everyone
Everything
Anybody
Anyone
Anything

Somebody
Someone
Something

Noone

Nobody

Nothing

Everybody is/are here.
Everything is working now.
Someone is calling your name.
Everywhere in Vancouver is beautiful.

SAME MEANING
Everyone is happy.
Everybody is happy.

Nothing is wrong. Everything is OK.
Noone is not here. Everyone is here. Noone is absent.
There's noone here.

3. A lot
Some
Most
% percentage
3/4 fraction

singular/ plural

A lot of the movie was boring.
A lot of the movies were boring.
Some of the pizza is cold.
Some of the pizzas are cold.
Some of the children is/are tired.
Some of the pages are wet.
Some of the book is wet.

Most of the class is women.
Most of the students are women.
Most of the people are on vacation.
Most Canadians have cars.
Most Canadians have a car. STRANGE

20% of the people are unemployed.
40% of the work is done.
50% of the job is done.
20% of the jobs are done.

persons- VERY UNUSUAL

90% is/are a good mark.

Fractions
1/2 one half
1/3 one third
2/3 two thirds
3/4 three quarters
3/5 three fifths
5/8 five eights

16/64 sixteen sixtyfourths
1/25 one twenty fifth
2/25 two twenty fifths

x/2
x/3
x/4
x/8
x/16

100/100 a hundred hundredths
Hundreds and hundreds of years ago. DIFFERENT
A long time ago, in a place far away, there lived a magic princess named Jane.

100% is a great mark for Math 12.