Singular and plural nouns/ pronouns

Table 1: Singular vs Plural Nouns with Correct Verbs

Noun Type	Singular Noun	Singular Verb	Plural Noun	Plural Verb	Examples
Common Nouns	boy	is	boys	are	The boy is happy. / The boys are happy.
Person	teacher	teaches	teachers	teach	The teacher teaches English.
Animal	dog	runs	dogs	run	The dog runs fast.
Object	book	is	books	are	The book is on the table.
Uncountable	water	is	—	—	The water is cold.
Abstract	honesty	is	—	—	Honesty is important.
Collective (as one unit)	team	is	teams	are	The team is winning.
Plural but singular meaning	news	is	—	—	The news is interesting.
Plural form, plural meaning	scissors	are	—	—	The scissors are sharp.
Amount/Measure	ten liters	is	—	—	Ten liters is enough.

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Table 2: Singular vs Plural Pronouns with Correct Verbs

Pronoun Type	Singular Pronoun	Singular Verb	Plural Pronoun	Plural Verb	Examples
1st Person	I	am / have	we	are / have	I am ready. / We are ready.
2nd Person	you	are	you (plural)	are	You are smart.
3rd Person	he	is / has	they	are / have	He is honest. / They are honest.
	she	is / has	—	—	She has a book.
	it	is / has	—	—	It is raining.
Indefinite Pronouns (Singular)	everyone	is	—	—	Everyone is here.
	someone	is	—	—	Someone is waiting.
	anybody	is	—	—	Anybody is welcome.
Indefinite Pronouns (Plural)	few	—	are	Few are present.
	many	—	are	Many are missing.
	several	—	are	Several are absent.
Either/Neither	either	is	—	—	Either of the options is fine.
	neither	is	—	—	Neither answer is correct.

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BONUS: Mixed Examples

Subject	Verb	Example Sentence
Each	is	Each student is present.
A number of	are	A number of people are waiting.
The number of	is	The number of vehicles is rising.
The pair (of)	is	The pair of shoes is new.
A lot of (countable)	are	A lot of books are missing.
A lot of (uncountable)	is	A lot of money is needed.
None (uncountable)	is	None of the water is clean.
None (countable—modern grammar)	are/is	None of the students are/is ready.