Questions tagged [singular-subject-and-verb]

I got awards for best actor, best director, and best animator. Is the plural “awards” the correct word to use or should I use the singular “I got AN award for best actor, best director, and best animator”?

How to correctly write "A series of tests IS performed" or "A series of tests ARE performed". My thinking is that the verb "performed" is related to the noun "a series", which is singular, because it has "a" in front of it. However If I google (for…

Was is generally accepted as singular - 'a dog was in the garden', were, plural - 'some dogs were in the garden. So why is 'You was in the garden' so wrong, (you were in the garden) but have to be 'you were in the garden, singular and plural? It…