query: Is there a linguistic reason why we sometimes use a singular pronoun and verb even when it refers to a plural subject?
positive_passages.docid: 158348
positive_passages.text: Can "it" be used with plural subject?
negative_passages.docid: 1498
negative_passages.text: What is the accepted stance on using "they" in a singular form?
negative_passages.docid: 53412
negative_passages.text: Why is the plural of “deer” the same as the singular?
negative_passages.docid: 90999
negative_passages.text: Singular to plural noun
negative_passages.docid: 111629
negative_passages.text: Usage of Some: Does "some" require a plural or singular verb?
negative_passages.docid: 24253
negative_passages.text: "occur" vs "occurs" with a singular collective noun
negative_passages.docid: 111897
negative_passages.text: Can the form of a verb be determined by the meaning of the subject instead of its grammatical number?
negative_passages.docid: 40531
negative_passages.text: Are units in English singular or plural?
negative_passages.docid: 127936
negative_passages.text: Difficulties with deciding whether it is a plural or singular
negative_passages.docid: 19231
negative_passages.text: "None" as plural indefinite pronoun
negative_passages.docid: 113147
negative_passages.text: Why isn’t singular ‘they’ used with 3Sg verb forms?
negative_passages.docid: 153325
negative_passages.text: Singular or plural verb for compound subject?
negative_passages.docid: 156177
negative_passages.text: Possessive pronouns vs possessive determiners
negative_passages.docid: 124970
negative_passages.text: "Some" — singular vs plural
negative_passages.docid: 141209
negative_passages.text: Do compound subjects like "everyone ... and everyone..." take singular or plural verb agreement?
negative_passages.docid: 72752
negative_passages.text: Why is the plural form of "life" "lives", while the plural form of "still life" is "still lifes"?
negative_passages.docid: 2531
negative_passages.text: Subject-verb inversion / verb-subject-object -- is this correct?