The subject and verb must agree in

number: both must be singular, or both

must be plural. Problems occur in the
present tense because one must add an -
s or -es at the end of the verb when the
subjects or the entity performing the
action is a singular third person: he, she, it,
or words for which these pronouns could
substitute.
Compound Subject
(two subjects in the same sentence) usually take a plural verb, unless
the combination is treated as singular in popular usage or the two
subjects refer to the same thing or person.
Singular Indefinite Pronoun
It uses another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, enough,
everybody, everyone, everything, little, much, neither, nobody, no
one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something. Plural:
both, few, many, others.
Plural Indefinite Pronoun
It uses both, few, many, others.
Clause (Midsentence Phrase)
are groups of words that have both subjects and predicates.
Collective Noun
Collective nouns can be singular or plural depending on meaning.
Proverbs are further illustrated to be
ornaments to language, words of
ancestors handed down from one
generation to another, and as wisdom
gained from experience, which can be
quoted to express a sentiment, a
statement, or an opinion.
•A rolling stone gathers no moss (Batong pagulong-gulong, di kakapitan
ng lumot)
• A thief hates a fellow thief (Ang magnanakaw ay galit sa kapwa
magnanakaw)
• Weeds are difficult to kill (Mahirap mamatay ang masamang damo)
• A person who does not remember where he came from will never
reach his destination. (Ang hindi lumingon sa pinanggalingan, hindi
makakarating sa paroroonan)
• He who does not love his mother tongue is worse than a rotten fish.
(Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, ay mahigit pa sa
mabaho at malansang isda.)
• A man that talks too much accomplishes little. (Maraming salita,
kulang sa gawa.)
• Nobody who spits upward does not spit on his face. (Walang lumura
sa langit na di sa kanyang mukha nagbalik.)
• Anything that is heavy can be light if we put our resources together.(
Ang mabigat ay gumagaan, kung pinagtutulungan.)