Agreement Notes: Indefinite pronouns ending in one, thing, or body are singular Both, few, many, and several are plural Subjects joined by and are usually.

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Agreement Notes: Indefinite pronouns ending in one, thing, or body are singular Both, few, many, and several are plural Subjects joined by and are usually plural Subjects joined by or or nor go by the subject closer to the verb Titles are singular

Agreement Notes: Collective nouns such as class or group are singular when treated as a unit, plural when referring to the parts or members Units of measure, fractions etc. are singular when the amount is thought of as a unit, plural when thought of as parts