The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by and refer to the same person or thing.Red beans and rice is my mom's favorite dish.
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Verbs cannot be singular or plural. Requires is after singular nouns.
The singular form of a word is the form which applies only to one object, place, concept, animal, or person. For nouns, the singular form is usually the form which does not end in S. On verbs, the singular form usually ends in an S. Of course, for many words, another word is used instead, like using they as the plural form of he or she. The word they does not end in S.
In English, there are several kinds of verbs. The classification of verbs according to form are as follows: the simple form, the 3rd person singular present tense and the present participle or gerund form.
rule 1:a singular subject requires a singular verb rule2:a plural subject requires a plural verb rule3:singular indefinite pronouns take singular verbs rule4:plural indefinite pronouns take plural verbs rule5:a collective noun takes a singular verb when the group it names acts as one single unit rule6:a collective noun takes a plural verb when the group it names acts individually rule7:compound subjects joined by"AND" take plural verbs.However ,when these compound subjects are considered one item or reffer to one person or thing, then it requires a singular verb rule8:compound subjects connected by or,nor,either...or and neither...nor,the verb agrees with the nearer subject. rule9:titles,amounts,and measurmaents take singular verbs rule10:plural nouns preceded by"a number of" take plural verbs rule11:plural nouns preceded by"the number of" take singular verbs
simple verb is singular but compound verb is formed from two verbs Exp:i was watching TV yesterdaywas watching is the compound verb