SV concord

means

both

series

both

species

both

works

both

barracks

both

neither/none/either/any+of+plN

singular + plural in informal

A/The Majority of+plN

plural

A number of +plN

plural

A lot of+plN

plural

Plenty of+PlN

plural

All of/Some of +plN

plural

The number of

singular - refers to a count

Per Cent

pl with pl noun, sg with sg noun

sporty teams/companies

plural

the police

plural

cattle

plural

people

plural

vermin

plural

the clergy

plural

news

singular

billiards

singular

bowls

singular

darts

singular

dominoes

singular

athens

singular

Brussels

singular

Naples

singular

sums, periods, distances

singular

nouns in -ics (mathematics)

singular, with exceptions

collective nouns

singular and plural

either or and neither nor

verb agrees with the closer noun/ = principle of proximity

along, with, rather, than, as well as

singular of the first NP is sg

either/neither

singular

none

plural

A number of+plN

plural