When both nouns joined by “or” are singular, the verb form is easy: It’s singular, as we saw in “Ned or Nancy is.” When both nouns joined by “or” are plural, the verb is plural ...

1. News. Origin. Late Middle English: plural of new, translating Old French noveles or medieval Latin nova ‘new things’.The ...

Subject-verb agreement means that your verb must be conjugated, or changed, to fit (or agree) with the subject. Subjects can be singular or plural. Think of singular and plural as mathematical ...