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Read the following carefully:

G Infinite and Gerund take singular verb.
Read the following examples:

1. Swimming is good for health.

2. To exercise regularly is a good habit.

G ‘The number’ is singular so it will take singular verbs, while ‘A number’ means many
so it will take plural verbs.

Read the following examples:
1. The number of players of badminton small.is

2. A number of players were taking part in the competition.

G Generally ‘None’ takes singular verb but in Modern English ‘None’ takes plural verb.
Read the following examples:

1. None but I was in the class.

2. None were injured in the accident.

G When nouns, whether singular or plural, are used with ‘nothing but’ before them,
the verb will be singular.

Read the following examples:
1. Nothing but the smoke seen.is

2. Nothing but animals seen.is

G Each of, either of, neither of…etc. takes singular verb.
Read the following examples:

1. Each the boy standing in the queue.of is

2. Neither the boys of was in uniform.

G Nouns denoting measurements take singular verb.

Read the following examples:
1. Fifty thousand rupees is a good amount of money.

2. Only five kilo rice is enough for the family.

G Names of countries made by combining two or more words take singular verb.
Read the following examples:

1. The United Arab Emirates is a prosperous country.

2. The United States of America is a developed country.

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