“The team are playing well. Each of the students want help.”
Grammar Entry 340 / 1011 60-second read
Subject-Verb Agreement
The verb must match the subject's number (singular/plural).
The comparisoni
“The team is playing well. Each of the students wants help.”
The ruleii
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SINGULAR subject = singular verb.
Collective nouns (team, group, committee) and 'each' patterns confuse people.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Subject and verb must be 'friends' — matching in number.