Grammar Rules _ Speak Good English Movement

When a singular and a plural noun or pronoun (subjects)
are joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the
subject nearer the verb.
E.g.
• The girls or their father collects
the newspapers every morning.
In this example, the singular verb, collects, agrees
with the noun closer to it, the singular noun, father.
People often get confused when deciding whether
a singular or plural verb should agree with some
collective nouns.
E.g.
Should we say
• The football team is (singular verb)
ready to be photographed.
Or
• The football team are (plural verb)
ready to be photographed.
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