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.
Contrast with singular. Although the English plural is commonly formed with the suffix-s or-es, the plural of some nouns (such as sheep) is identical in form to the singular (see zero plural), while some other nouns (such as dust) have no plural form. See Examples and Observations below.Also see:lthough the English plural is commonly formed with the suffix-s or-es, the plural of some nouns (such as sheep) is identical in form to the singular (see zero plural), while some other nouns (such as dust) have no plural form. See Examples and Observations below. Also see: