100 Rules of Concord
1. Singular subjects take singular verbs; plural subjects take plural verbs.
2. Subjects joined by 'and' usually take a plural verb.
3. If two singular nouns refer to the same person/thing, use a singular verb.
4. 'Or,' 'nor,' 'either...or,' 'neither...nor' take the verb of the nearest subject.
5. Collective nouns can take singular or plural verbs, depending on meaning.
6. Singular indefinite pronouns take singular verbs.
7. Plural indefinite pronouns take plural verbs.
8. 'None' can be singular or plural, depending on the noun.
9. Uncountable nouns take singular verbs.
10. Titles, names, and singular nouns that seem plural take singular verbs.
11. 'There is' and 'There are' follow the subject.
12. Time, money, distance, and measurements take singular verbs.
13. Subjects that look plural but are singular (e.g., 'news') take singular verbs.
14. 'A number of' takes a plural verb; 'the number of' takes a singular verb.
15. Fractions and percentages agree with the noun that follows.
16. 'Each,' 'every,' 'either,' and 'neither' take singular verbs.
17. Relative pronouns ('who,' 'which,' 'that') agree with their antecedent.
18. Gerunds (-ing verbs) as subjects take singular verbs.
19. Plural nouns with singular meanings take singular verbs.
20. 'More than one' takes a singular verb.
21. 'Many a' takes a singular verb.
22. 'One of the' takes a singular verb.
23. When a subject follows the verb, the verb agrees with the subject.
24. Expressions like 'as well as' do not change the subjects number.
25. Singular nouns ending in '-s' (e.g., 'politics') take singular verbs.
26. 'All' can take singular or plural verbs, depending on the noun.
27. 'The' before an adjective (e.g., 'the rich') takes a plural verb.
28. 'Half of' follows the noun in agreement.
29. Expressions like 'a lot of' and 'plenty of' agree with the noun.
30. 'If I were' is used in hypothetical statements.
31. Expressions like 'no one,' 'someone,' and 'anybody' take singular verbs.
32. 'What' as a subject takes a singular verb.
33. 'The majority of' follows the noun in agreement.
34. 'Either of' and 'neither of' take singular verbs.
35. 'Two-thirds of' and similar fractions follow the noun in agreement.
36. 'Whose,' 'which,' and 'that' agree with their antecedents.
37. Inverted sentences follow normal subject-verb agreement.
38. 'Let' constructions always take the base form of the verb.
39. 'Here' and 'there' do not determine verb agreement.
40. Sentences beginning with 'it' take singular verbs.
41. Names of countries take singular verbs.
42. 'Scissors,' 'pants,' and similar plural-only nouns take plural verbs.
43. 'The police' always take a plural verb.
44. 'Means' can be singular or plural, depending on context.
45. 'Species' remains the same in both singular and plural forms.
46. 'Data' and 'media' can be singular or plural, depending on usage.
47. 'Five dollars' (or any specific amount) is singular.
48. 'None' is singular when referring to a quantity but plural when referring to people.
49. Subjects with 'every' take singular verbs.
50. Parenthetical expressions like 'including' do not affect agreement.
51. 'Each of the' followed by plural nouns takes a singular verb.
52. 'Neither of' always takes a singular verb.
53. When 'one' is the subject, the verb remains singular.
54. 'As well as' and 'along with' do not change the main subject.
55. 'More than one' is followed by a singular verb.
56. 'Fewer' is used for countable nouns; 'less' for uncountable nouns.
57. Compound subjects treated as one unit take a singular verb.
58. 'A great deal of' and 'a good amount of' take singular verbs.
59. 'Some' takes singular or plural verbs depending on context.
60. 'Much' always takes a singular verb.
61. 'Neither' and 'either' as subjects take singular verbs.
62. 'The number of' takes a singular verb.
63. 'A variety of' can take singular or plural verbs.
64. Expressions with 'one-third' follow the noun in agreement.
65. 'Majority' takes singular or plural verbs depending on context.
66. 'None' can be singular or plural depending on emphasis.
67. 'Where' clauses do not affect subject-verb agreement.
68. 'No' before a singular noun takes a singular verb.
69. 'A series of' takes a singular verb.
70. 'A percentage of' follows the noun in agreement.
71. 'A group of' followed by a plural noun takes a singular verb.
72. Plural titles of books/movies take singular verbs.
73. 'A pair of' takes a singular verb.
74. 'Both' always takes a plural verb.
75. 'Few' always takes a plural verb.
76. 'Little' takes a singular verb, while 'a little' does too.
77. 'A couple of' takes a plural verb.
78. 'The majority of' is determined by its object.
79. 'Plenty of' takes a singular or plural verb depending on context.
80. 'This' and 'that' take singular verbs.
81. 'These' and 'those' take plural verbs.
82. 'Here comes' is always followed by a singular subject.
83. 'Not only...but also' follows the closest subject.
84. 'Either...or' can be plural if the last subject is plural.
85. 'None of them' is usually plural.
86. 'A series of' takes a singular verb.
87. 'Much of' takes a singular verb.
88. 'Many of' takes a plural verb.
89. 'One of the most' takes a singular verb.
90. 'More than' can take singular or plural.
91. 'So do I' follows plural agreement.
92. 'So does he' follows singular agreement.
93. 'Few of us' takes a plural verb.
94. 'A handful of' depends on context.
95. 'A slice of' is always singular.
96. 'Most of' takes a plural verb when followed by countable nouns.
97. 'None but' is singular.
98. 'Not one of' is singular.
99. 'Each and every' is singular.
100. 'The whole' is singular.
