Compound Nouns: Subject-Verb Agreement

Front

Compound nouns joined by 'and'

Back

Take plural verb. E.g., 'Bread and butter are...'

Front

and ⇾ plural verb

Back

Bread and butter are fresh.

The cat and dog are playing.

Front

Back

and ⇾ plural verb

Bread and butter are fresh.

The cat and dog were playing.

Front

Compound nouns as a single unit

Back

Take singular verb. E.g., 'Macaroni and cheese is...'

Front

Compound nouns with 'or'/'nor'

Back

Verb agrees with nearest subject. E.g., 'Neither the teacher nor the students are...'

Front

Compound nouns with 'either/or'

Back

Verb agrees with nearest subject. E.g., 'Either the cat or the dogs are...'

Front

Compound nouns with 'neither/nor'

Back

Verb agrees with nearest subject. E.g., 'Neither the manager nor the employees are...'

Front

Collective nouns as compound

Back

Take singular verb. E.g., 'The team and the coach is...'

Front

Compound nouns with 'as well as'

Back

First noun determines verb. E.g., 'The teacher as well as the students is...'

Front

Compound nouns with 'along with'

Back

First noun determines verb. E.g., 'The captain along with the crew is...'