The other law of concord is: a plural subject will agree with a plural verb.
Men like football.
His friends are dependable.
Bolt and James Blake are compatriots.
Bolu and I respect each other.
Disguised Plural Noun as Subject
It is common knowledge that plural nouns are mostly formed by the addition of 's', 'es', 'ies' to singular nouns. It is also common knowledge that there are some irregular nouns that their plural forms must be carefully mastered because 's', 'es' and 'ies' are not added to their singular forms.
Some examples are listed below. The singular forms are in brackets.
auditoria/auditoriums* (auditorium)
analyses (analysis)
criteria (criterion)
phenomena (phenomenon)
media (medium)
crises (crisis)
diagnoses (diagnosis)
agenda (agendum)
emphases (emphasis)
basis (bases)
theses (thesis)
stadia/stadiums* (stadium)
feet (foot)
teeth (tooth)
feet (foot)
teeth (tooth)
geese (goose)
mice (mouse)
1. The auditoria have been filled to capacity.
2. His analyses of the political situation are distinctly exaggerated.
3. The criteria for the admission remain the same!
4. If only natural phenomena are avoidable!
5. "Your diagnoses are faulty!" she screamed.
6. The agenda for today's meeting have yet to be discussed.
7. The students' final year theses were presented yesterday.
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