... SUBJECT - VERB AGREEMENT General rule : - sing. S + sing. V Ex: The student comes on time. - plural S + plural V Ex: The students come on time. * Nouns followed by sing.Verbs: (S + sing.V) ... United States, The United Nations , The Philippines, Marseilles, Wales… * Nouns followed by plural Verbs:(S + pl.V) people, police, cattle, poultry (gia cầm), clergy (tăng lữ), vermin (sâu bọ), shorts ... Adj. -----> pl.V Ex: The rich are not always happy. • One • Each + sing. Count. Noun + sing. Verb • Every • Many a • One of • Each of + pl. noun + sing. V • Every one of • Neither of + pl....