Collective nouns verb agreement<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. When the subject is a collective noun and is in the singular form, the verb usually agrees with it in number.<\/p>\n Mucha gente<\/span> vino<\/span><\/strong> a la fiesta.<\/em> [Many people came to the party.] However, it\u00b4s common to see in texts written by older authors sentences like:<\/p>\n Acudieron<\/strong><\/span> al tribunal multitud de gente.<\/em> [A crowd of people went to the court.]<\/p>\n 2. When the collective noun is determined by a complement in the plural form which indicates the people or things included in it, the verb is commonly used in the plural.<\/p>\n Acudieron<\/span><\/strong> a la reuni\u00f3n solamente una docena de accionistas<\/span><\/strong>.<\/em> [Only a dozen shareholders attended the meeting.] In those sentences, however, the verb in the singular form would also be correct:<\/p>\n Acudi\u00f3<\/span><\/strong> a la reuni\u00f3n solamente una docena de accionistas<\/span><\/strong>.<\/em> [Only a dozen shareholders attended the meeting.] 3. With words like parte, mitad, tercio, resto<\/strong> and others, the verb usually comes in the plural form.<\/p>\n Parte de los hinchas<\/span> se metieron<\/span><\/strong> en una pelea.<\/em> [Part of the supporters got into a fight.] 4. Oftentimes the verb ser<\/strong> (to be) agrees with the predicative and not the subject, even though the latter is also correct.<\/p>\n Mi sueldo es de 3.000 d\u00f3lares mensuales.<\/em> [My salary is 3,000 dollars every month.] – subject = mi sueldo La mayor\u00eda de los candidatos es mujer.<\/em> [Most of the candidates are women.] – subject = la mayor\u00eda These are some of the most common verb agreement cases in Spanish. Pay close attention when you read texts so you will be able to recognize these patterns.<\/p>\n Do you want to learn Spanish<\/a> with more free resources? Click here now!<\/a><\/p>\n Nos vemos prontito.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hi! Yesterday we took a look at some verb agreement cases en espa\u00f1ol and today let\u00b4s check out some specific cases. Collective nouns verb agreement 1. When the subject is a collective noun and is in the singular form, the verb usually agrees with it in number. Mucha gente vino a la fiesta. [Many people…<\/p>\n
\nUna multitud<\/span> agasaj\u00f3<\/span><\/strong> al presidente.<\/em> [A crowd welcomed the president.]<\/p>\n
\nPoqu\u00edsima cantidad de personas<\/strong><\/span> comparecieron<\/span><\/strong> a la ceremonia religiosa.<\/em> [Very few people attended the religious ceremony.]<\/p>\n
\nPoqu\u00edsima cantidad de personas<\/span> compareci\u00f3<\/span><\/strong> a la ceremonia religiosa.<\/em> [Very few people attended the religious ceremony.]<\/p>\n
\nMitad de los ni\u00f1os<\/strong><\/span> contrajeron<\/span><\/strong> sarampi\u00f3n.<\/em> [Half of the children caught measles.]<\/p>\n
\nMi sueldo son 3.000 d\u00f3lares mensuales.<\/em> [My salary is 3,000 dollars every month.] – predicative = 3.000 d\u00f3lares<\/p>\n
\nLa mayor\u00eda de lso candidatos so mujeres.<\/em> [Most of the candidates are women.] – predicative = mujeres<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/03\/conversation1-350x350.jpg\")