Was our Or were our?

Was is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it). Were is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they). I was driving to the park.

Is two third singular?

Yes, when you’re talking about multiples of fractions eg. two thirds they are plural. But when you’re talking about a portion of a single item, that item is singular.

Which is correct the team was or the team were?

Both examples are correct. The team can be conceived of as a single entity, or a multiplicity, because it contains a set of readily divisible parts, which we may perceive as being divisible, but perhaps also indivisible, as takes our fancy or suits the situation.

Are fractions plural?

Percentages and fractions can be plural or singular. Often, if the word that follows the fraction or percentage is singular, you’ll use a singular verb. If the word following the fraction is plural, use a plural verb. Two-thirds of the lemonade has been finished off.

What do tenses as the form of a verb help to determine?

❥The tense of a verb tells us the time period when an action occurs, such as in the present, past, or future.

Is our team singular or plural?

Collective nouns such as team, family, government, and committee are usually treated as singular in American English and plural in British English.

Is half a singular?

Most collective nouns do tend to be invariably singular in American English. Those that, like number, vary according to circumstance include words like percentage and any fraction—one-third (or a third), one-half (or half), two-thirds, etc.

Is measles a Noncount noun?

So both sets are (usually) non-count. // Measles, mumps, physics are (a) non-count nouns, (b) plural in form (ie they end in s), (c) taking a singular verb-form. Contrast say ‘police’, usually non-count, singular in form, taking a plural verb-form.