Pronouns ending in "one" and "body" are singular: Everybody is ready to go.
The number of the subject (singular or plural) is not changed by words that come in between the subject and the verb:One of the moons is named Phobos.
But subjects like "some," "half," "none," "more," or "all" can be singular or plural depending on
what they refer to: Half of the players are over six feet tall.
And since "team" is singular: Half of the team is out on the floor warming up.
If two subjects are connected by the words "or," "nor," "neither/nor," "either/or," or "not only/but also," use the verb form of the subject that is nearest the verb:
Neither the rooster nor the hens are in the barnyard.
And, Neither the hens nor the rooster is in the barnyard.
Notice that this applies to TWO subjects joined by the PAIRS "neither/nor," "either/or," or "not only/but also."
"Either" and "neither" on their own are singular:
Neither of the hens is in the barnyard.
Over 40 percent of his three-point attempts _ good./1/is,are
100 percent of the crowd _ to support the team./0/seems,seem
Ten percent of the students _ used a telescope./1/has,have
Fifty percent of the class _ used binoculars./0/has,have
Half the fans _ before the end of the game./1/leaves, leave
Half of the building _ power during the storm./0/loses,lose
Some of the players _ the shootaround./1/misses,miss
Some of the fans _ around for autographs./1/waits,wait
Some of the crowd _ the penalty call./0/boos,boo
Some of the stars _ autographs for the fans./1/signs,sign
Some of the game _ pretty boring./0/is,are
A lot of people _ that our team will make the finals./1/believes,believe
A lot of the story _ very familiar./0/sounds,sound
Most of the stars _ billions of years to burn out./1/takes,take
Most of the planet _ covered with water./0/is,are
All of the forwards _ good defensive players./1/is,are
All of the team _ to the morning practice./0/comes,come
All of the players _ to the morning practice./1/comes,come
All of the team _ for the anthem./0/stands,stand
All the reports on the mission _ on the desk./1/sits,sit
All students in that class _ the stars./1/studies,study
All the students _ computers and telescopes./1/has,have
All of the class _ when introduced./0/stands,stand***Either Robinson or O'Neal _ likely to be our center./0/is,are
Neither Dennis nor Moses _ the rebound./0/grabs,grab
Either the mascot or the cheerleaders _ the crowd during timeouts./1/entertains,entertain
Either their star or their role players _ to step up tonight./1/needs,need
Neither Vince nor his teammates _ up for the meeting./1/shows,show
Neither Venus nor Mercury _ life as we know it./0/supports,support
Neither her shooting nor her passing _ improvement./0/needs,need
Either the flight director or the astronauts _ at fault./1/is,are
Either Dave or Ella _ the star gazing./0/supervises,supervise
Either the members or the volunteers _ the observatory./1/supervises,supervise
Either the space station or the shuttle _ visible tonight./0/is,are
Neither of the guards _ well./0/shoots,shoot
Neither of the teams _ well./0/rebounds,rebound
Neither of the guards _ well./0/shoots,shoot
Neither of the teams _ well./0/rebounds,rebound
Either of the forwards _ able to fill in at center./0/is,are
Neither of them _ point guard very well./0/plays,play
Neither of them _ likely to be drafted early./0/is,are***Everybody _ going wild./0/is,are
Everyone _ it to be a close game./0/expects,expect
Everyone _ that stars are made of gases./0/thinks,think
Everyone _ a lot during holiday feasts./0/eats,eat
Everyone with binoculars _ craters on the moon./0/sees,see
Everybody _ shooting well tonight./0/is,are
Everybody _ they could be a great team./0/thinks,think
Everyone _ the team to make the playoffs./0/expects,expect
Everyone _ it will be an exciting game./0/hopes,hope
Everybody _ when they see the meteor./0/shouts,shout
Everybody _ when the team comes out./0/cheers,cheer
Everybody from the astronomy club _ the telescope./0/uses,use
Nobody _ shooting well today./0/is,are
Nobody _ the Celtics are going to win./0/thinks,think
Nobody _ to believe we lost./0/wants,want
Somebody in the crowd _ to cheer./0/starts,start
Somebody _ him a towel as he goes to the bench./0/hands,hand***That pair of sunglasses _ good on you./0/looks,look
A pair of warmup pants _ in the locker./0/is,are
A group of very tall men with their sports equipment _ the plane./0/boards,board
A vase of daisies and wildflowers _ on the table./0/sits,sit
The bus full of players, trainers and coaches _ the parking lot./0/leaves,leave
The best shooter on the Pistons _ the small forward./0/is,are
The best player among the forwards _ Pierce./0/is,are
Light rays from the sun _ 8 minutes to reach Earth./1/takes,take
The book on galaxies and star clusters _ interesting./0/is,are
The books on our solar system _ ready for pickup./1/is,are
The stars, including the sun, _ light to the planets./1/gives,give
A family with five kids _ to Florida for the launch./0/travels,travel
The members of Jared's family _ to Cape Canaveral. /1/travels,travel
The public _ star parties at the local planetarium./0/attends,attend
Members of the public _ special events at the museum./1/attends,attend
The number of players drafted right out of high school _ small./0/is,are
A number of teams _ to trade for him./1/hopes,hope
A number of players _ over 7 feet tall./1/is,are
One of the referees _ the call./0/makes,make
One of the conference speakers _ an astronaut./0/is,are
One of my friends _ behind to help me clean up./0/stays,stay
Every one of the players _ the coach./0/respects,respect
Every one of the planets _ the sun./0/orbits,orbit
Every one of the other planets _ denser than Saturn./0/is,are
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