The provisions of this chapter and the regulations and standards adopted by the. State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13160 shall not apply to any firm or. corporation not engaged in the business of servicing, charging or testing. portable fire extinguishers and that maintains its own fully equipped and.
In the above example, the plural verb are agrees with the nearer subject actors. In this example, the singular verb is agrees with the nearer subject director. 5. Inverted Subjects must agree with the verb. 6. Collective Nouns (group, jury, crowd, team, etc.) may be singular or plural, depending on meaning. In this example, the jury is acting as one unit; therefore, the verb is singular. In this example, the jury members are acting as twelve individuals; therefore, the verb is plural. 7. Titles of single entities (books, organizations, countries, etc.) are always singular.
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of jury): grand jury (a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments) hung jury (a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)) petit jury; petty jury (a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings)