Accord verbe -sujet : un jeu d'enfant

من طرف MeMo الجمعة مارس 07, 2008 8:15 pm

Rappels
There is + singulier : There is a big dog in the garden
There are + pluriel : There are poor people (le mot people est un pluriel irrégulier) in the street.
Either ...or + singulier : Either James or Tony is able to help you
Neither ...nor + singulier : Neither dad nor mum has time.
... and ... + pluriel : The man and his wife are French
Tout vêtements 'à 2 jambes', jeans, shorts, pyjamas, trousers, pants : mots pluriels
police, people... + pluriel : The police are in the street
clothes (= vêtements)=> n'a pas de singulier ('cloth' n'est pas le singulier de 'clothes'=> a table cloth : une nappe/ a dish cloth : un torchon )
'un vêtement' => an article of clothing
Attention aux mots suivants qui sont suivis d'un singulier alors qu'ils se terminent par un 's' :crossroads (= carrefour), news (= information), mathematics, physics, economics, athletics, politics, civics, the United States, a series ( a series of disasters)...
everybody + singulier : Everybody is tired