agreement 6-10(familiarization) <table width="518" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" border="0" bgcolor="#fbfaf4"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="60">ule 6.</td> <td width="442" colspan="2">As a general rule, use a plural verb with two or more subjects when they are connected by <em>and</em>.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="60"> </td> <td width="60"><em> Example:</em></td> <td width="350"><em>A car and a bike are my means of transportation.</em></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="0" bgcolor="#797886"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table width="518" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" border="0" bgcolor="#fbfaf4"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="60">Rule 7.</td> <td width="442" colspan="2">Sometimes the subject is separated from the verb by words such as <em>along with, as well as, besides</em>, or <em>not</em>. Ignore these expressions when determining whether to use a singular or plural verb.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="60" rowspan="2"> </td> <td width="60" rowspan="2"><em>Examples:</em></td> <td width="350"><em>The politician, along with the newsmen, is expected shortly. </em></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><em>Excitement, as well as nervousness, is the cause
of her shaking.</em></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="0" bgcolor="#797886"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table width="518" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" border="0" bgcolor="#fbfaf4"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="60">Rule 8.</td> <td width="442" colspan="2">The pronouns <em>each, everyone, every one, everybody, anyone, anybody, someone,</em> and <em>somebody</em> are singular and require singular verbs. Do not be misled by what follows <em>of</em>.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="60" rowspan="2"> </td> <td width="60" rowspan="2"><em>Examples:</em></td> <td width="350"><em>Each of the girls sings well. </em></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><em>Every one of the cakes is gone.</em>
NOTE: <em>Everyone</em> is one word when it means <em>everybody</em>. <em>Every one</em> is two words when the meaning is <em>each one</em>.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="0" bgcolor="#797886"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table width="518" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" border="0" bgcolor="#fbfaf4"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="60">Rule 9.</td> <td width="442" colspan="2">

With words that indicate portions—<em>percent, fraction, part, majority, some, all, none, remainder</em>, and so forth —look at the noun in your <em>of</em> phrase (object of the preposition) to determine whether to use a singular or plural verb. If the object of the preposition is singular, use a singular verb. If the object of the preposition is plural, use a plural verb.

</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="60" rowspan="8"> </td> <td width="60" rowspan="8"><em>Examples:</em></td> <td width="350"><em>Fifty </em><em>percent of the pie has disappeared.</em>
<em>Pie</em> is the object of the preposition <em>of</em>.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><em>Fifty </em><em>percent of the pies have disappeared.
</em><em>Pies</em> is the object of the preposition.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><em>One-third of the city is unemployed.</em></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td>

<em>One-third of the people are unemployed.</em>

NOTE: Hyphenate all spelled-out fractions.

</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><em>All of the pie is gone.</em></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><em>All of the pies are gone.</em></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><em>Some of the pie is missing.</em></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><em>Some of the pies are missing.</em></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><em>None</em><em> of the garbage was picked up. </em></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><em>None</em><em> of the sentences were punctuated correctly. </em></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><em>Of all her books, none have sold as well as the first one. </em></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table width="518" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" border="0" bgcolor="#fbfaf4"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="60">Rule 10.</td> <td width="442" colspan="2">When <em>either</em> and <em>neither</em> are subjects, they always take singular verbs.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="60" rowspan="2"> </td> <td width="60" rowspan="2"><em>Examples:</em></td> <td width="350"><em>Neither of them is available to speak right now. </em></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><em>Either of us is capable of doing the job.</em></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>