1. Subjects Preceded by Each, Every, and Many
Writing Lab
Subjects Preceded by Each, Every, and Many

2. The Rule
Subjects preceded by each, every, and many are singular, even if the subjects are grammatically compound.
Examples:
Each person is to be held responsible.
Every truck and car in the garage is insured.
Many a person has visited Kennedy’s gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery.

3. That’s all, folks!
This lesson is part of the UWF Writing Lab Grammar Mini-Lesson Series
Lessons adapted from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon
To find out more, visit the Writing Lab’s website where you can take a self-scoring quiz corresponding to this lesson