Sentence examples for singular subject from inspiring English sources

"singular subject" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to a subject that is composed of only one person or thing. For example, "A dog is a singular subject."

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The plural verbs don't agree with the singular subject "way".

A similar problem; make it "has displayed" to agree with the singular subject "intervention".

The neither/nor construction yields a singular subject and would require "has been given".

The singular subject ("a word") is likened to a plural object ("apples... in pictures").

We lost track of the grammar en route and ended up with a singular subject and plural verb.

And they make clear that his genius for his singular subject may also be his singular burden.

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(4) The reflexive pronoun sin is used with singular or plural subjects, except in Danish, in which it is used only with singular subjects.

But then it is clear that if we abstract from the singular subjects and retain what is common to them all, we can get precisely the status in which all these subjects agree, namely, being a man [esse hominem].

Roughly 30 studies were conducted between 2004 and 2012, with most focusing on singular subjects.

The verb ra-ndi 'throw', for instance, surfaces as la-ndi when inflected for third-person singular subjects (he/she/it), which are realised by invisible, or null morphemes.

Use plural subjects with plural verbs and singular subjects with singular verbs.

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