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Pronoun Concord in number in gender in person What was real to him was/were the details of his life. What are often regarded as edible fungi are often poisonous. singular form: fungus Increasing their wages has raised the crew’s morale. Listening and reading are receptive activities, and speaking and writing are productive ones. Watering the flowers and looking after the children are all I have to do every day. To know merely the main facts is not enough. It is not enough to … Joan is one of those people who go out of their way to be helpful. He is one of those rare people who believes/believe in ancient myths. Here believes is used to emphasize one. Selfishness is the one of her many faults which defeats itself. He is the only one of those who is willing to take on another assignment. Concord with expressions of indefinite quantity as subject When the subject is a noun preceded by a portion of, a series of, a pile of, a panel of, a kind/sort/type of or this kind/sort/type of, the verb generally takes the singular form., e.g. A substantial portion of the reports is missing. A series of accidents has been reported. This kind of man is annoying. Note: *this kind of roses, * that type of machines… Roses of this kind are very sweet. These sort of machines are up to date. infl. Concord with expressions of indefinite quantity as subject If the subject is a noun phrase modified by many a and more than one, this kind of noun phrase, though notionally plural, is treated singular, e.g. Many a man has done his duty. More than one game was lost. Concord with expressions of indefinite quantity as subject Compare: An average of 25 applications a month is not unusual. An average of 25 persons apply each month. A majority of the club members are present. A majority of three votes to one was recorded. If the subject is a plural noun modified by an average of/ a majority of, the verb form is determined by the notion of the noun phrase: if the noun head is the word