Согласование подлежащего со сказуемым

morning. (И Анна, и Таня встают рано утром.)

Both… and

be submitted before Friday. (Документы и бумаги должны быть сданы до пятницы.)
A tall and beautiful girl was waiting in the office.
A black and white kitten was playing on the hearth rug.
Bread and butter is not enough for breakfast. (one object is meant)

подлежащим
в разговорном английском это правило может не соблюдаться

1. There is a cup of tea and sweets that is served on dessert. (На десерт – чашка чая и сладости.) 2. There are sweets and a cup of tea that are served on dessert. (На десерт – чашка чая и сладости.)
There's two men overe there

подлежащим
rather than, as much as, more than

Brenda with her sisters is on her way to Moscow now. (Бренда и ее сестры сейчас на пути в Москву.)

подлежащим

Either chief executive or his assistants are to call back.
My brother or his friends play football.
His friends or my brother plays football.

cattle, family, gang, group, guard, gentry, infantry, jury, militia, police, poultry, team)

Our family lives in the country.
I don’t know what the police are doing outside.
The jury decides whether the accused is guilty or not.
While the jury were out, some of the public went out for a breath of fresh air.

neither

В единственном числе

Nobody comes to the party because it has been cancelled. (Никто не придет на вечеринку, потому что ее отменили.)

во множественном числе

1. All the milk has been spilt on the floor. (Всё молоко разлили на пол.) 2. All the students are invited for the celebration of Chinese New Year. (Всех студентов пригласили на празднование китайского нового года.)

географией.)

– John and Anna. (Кто несет ответственность за этот проект? – Джон и Анна.)
Who are walking in the garden?

предложении

Согласуется с тем словом, к которому относится это местоимение
But: It’s me who is wrong.

The scientific research, which is conducted at this institute, plays an important role in local industry.
Even I, who have seen it all, can hardly believe it.

и мн. ч.

What I say and what I think are my own affair.
What I want to do is to save us.

dominoes, linguistics, economics, news, headquarters (штаб), works (завод).

News is telecast daily.
These statistics show deaths per 1,000 of population.
Your tactics are obvious.

множественном числе

The contents of this book comprise a chapter on dieting. (В содержание книги входит глава о диете.)

deaf, the eminent, the mute, the old, the poor, the rich, etc.)
always take the plural verb-predicate.

He did not look an important personage, but the emminent rarely do.

может быть эквивалентно во множественном числе

"Fathers and Sons" is the most popular novel by Turgenev.
"Hunter's Tales" was/were published in 1852. ("Записки охотника" были опубликованы в 1852 году).

существительными – во множественном числе

1. Half of water was drunk by Claire. (Половину воды выпила Клэр.)
2. Half of documents were sent by e-mail. (Половина документов была отправлена по электронной почте.)

majority of…, a lot of…, a variety of…, plenty of…, a mass of…

В ед. и мн. Ч.
В зависимости от сущ.

Some of the book was interesting.
A lot of furniture was in the room.
A lot of people come there every year.

значение множественного числа)

Many a tourist comes to this place. (Много туристов приезжают в это место.)

twelve. (Два плюс десять – двенадцать.)

twenty-five. (Пять на пять – двадцать пять.)