Subject Verb Agreement
The verb must agree with its subject in number
Singular - The kitten purrs.
Plural - The kittens purr.
Compound Subjects
Compound subject can have a singular or plural verb, depending on the conjunction used.
If you use and to join the parts of a compound subject use a plural verb.
Shrews, moles, and toads eat insects.
If you use:
or, nor, either...or, neither...nor to join parts with a compound subject, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.
Neither pandas nor koalas are in the zoo.
Either a panda or koalas live in that zoo.
Two koalas or a panda is coming later.
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