please explain this I read this article in a book and I'm confused by its verb. Here is the article: Chinese netizens are usually different from American netizens.The latter is more often driven by practical needs ,using the Internet as a tool to send e mails ,buy and sell goods ,make reserches,arrange trips and make payments. The former are more likely to use the Internet for social contact reasons . The latter goes with "is" but The former goes with "are",why? I think both of them should go with "are". Can anyone explain this to me ? Thank you