EF5/6 Special subject verb agreement words

This person is tall.
These people are tall.

collective nouns are singular
The class is/are working hard.
class, group, team, band, army, navy, air force, jury, crowd, audience (audio)

"The jury found the defendant not guilty."
"The jury was in agreement."
"The class is very hardworking."
"The members of the class are hardworking."
"The students in the class are busy."
"The crowd was very rambunctious."
"The young lads were very rambunctious at the football stadium."
lads = young guys


Words that look plural but are singular.
Words that look singular but are plural.

glasses - plural
"His glasses were broken."
earbuds - plural

headphones - plural 
"Maria's earbuds were fragile."
"Joe's headphones were very light."

pants - (plural) trousers (UK), underwear (UK)
jeans - (plural)
"The little kid's pants were dirty."
"Her pants are new."

underwear - singular
"That underwear is very expensive."

pajamas - plural
"The little kid's pajamas were cute."

shorts - plural
The shorts are quick-dry.





shirt- singular
"My shirt is from Winners."

scissors - plural
"The scissors are dull."

pair of ...
This pair of scissors is sharp.
My pair of glasses is for reading.
This pair of pants is too tight.
These pants are too tight.

These shoes are new.
This pair of shoes is too tight.


News - singular
The news is on at 6.
The news was about the election.

Subjects in school are singular
mathematics - singular
physics
"Physics is really hard."
social studies
"Social studies is important to learn, especially for immigrants."
economics
politics

The Philippines is a very hot country.
The United States has no provinces.
The Maldives is in the Indian Ocean.


distances and amounts
cost - $50
A new sweater costs around $50.
$50 is/are expensive for a book.
$50 is one amount of money.
$1 000 000 is a lot of money.
amounts of liquid
pint - amount of beer
Three pints is a lot of beer to drink for  a small person.
Three pints is one amount of liquid.
My guideline for numbers:
1-10 use the words.
4 Four dogs are running in the park.11- oo use the numerals
14 dogs are in the house.

3 three numeral
nine thirty
9:30

Roman numerals:
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
i ii iii iv v vi 

amounts
litres
One pint is .6 l
One pint is 20 ounces
Is this a real pint?

The motorcycle gets 30 km to 1/one litre of gas.
Two litres of gas cost/costs $3.40.
It costs $3.40.

litters - group of baby animals

measurements for cooking
tablespoons tbsp
teaspoon tsp
cup
Five tablespoons of salt is way too much for bread.
Four cups of water is/are approximately one litre.
Four cups is one amount of liquid.

a pinch of salt
Three scoops of ice cream will make a nice dessert.

She is a morose teenager. She is a bit sad and insecure. Also, she is a little depressed.

distances
Six kilometres is a good length for a two-hour hike.

time
A nine-hour flight is pretty tiring, especially when you can't sleep in those small cramped seats.
A nine-week course goes by quickly.

weight
20 pounds is too much weight to try to lose in one month. Five pounds is a more reasonable goal.


"Here" "There" - not subjects, point to something else
Here is/are your books.


one
anyone
someone
everyoen
noone

body
anybody
somebody
everybody
nobody

thinganything
something
everythingnothing
These are all singular.

Anything is...
Everything is on sale.
Everybody is working hard.