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### Collective subjects

When talking about groups online—like users on a forum or subscribers to a membership—you will often use collective phrases like **la mayoría de** (the majority of), **una minoría de** (a minority of), or **un grupo de** (a group of).

When these phrases are followed by a plural noun (like *los usuarios* or *los miembros*), you can conjugate the verb in either the singular or the plural.

### Plural verbs (Agreement by sense)

It is very common to conjugate the verb in the plural to match the plural noun right next to it (e.g., *los usuarios*). Since you are talking about multiple people, this naturally makes sense to native speakers.

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### Singular verbs (Grammatical agreement)

Alternatively, you can conjugate the verb in the singular. Grammatically, the verb is matching the singular collective noun itself (*la mayoría*, *la minoría*, or *el grupo*).

Both singular and plural verbs are perfectly correct in these sentences!

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Collective subjects (la mayoría de)

adjective

adverb

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

expression

interjection

noun

numeral

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Subject pronouns and the verb to be (yo soy)

Noun gender and definite articles (el, la)

Basic sentences and negation (no)

Indefinite articles (un, una)

Formal and informal you (tú vs. usted)

Plural pronouns and the verb to be (somos, son)

Making nouns plural (-s, -es)

Plural articles (los, las, unos, unas)

Noun gender exceptions

Adjective agreement

Invariable adjectives

State and location (estar)

Ser vs. estar

There is / there are (hay)

Hay vs. estar

To have (tener)

Possession (de)

Possessive adjectives (mi, tu, su)

Regular -ar verbs

Yes/No questions

What and who (qué, quién)

Regular -er verbs

Regular -ir verbs

Asking where (dónde, adónde)

How, when, and why (cómo, cuándo, por qué)

How much and how many (cuánto)

Days of the week

Going to a place (ir a)

Preposition contractions (al, del)

In and by (en)

With me and with you (conmigo, contigo)

Prepositional pronouns (mí, ti)

Conjunctions (y, o, pero)

Giving reasons (porque)

Stem-changing verbs (e to ie)

Stem-changing verbs (o to ue)

Stem-changing verbs (e to i)

Irregular yo forms (hago, salgo)

To know (saber vs. conocer)

Weather expressions (hace, está)

Desires and plans (querer)

Ability and requests (poder)

Obligations (tener que)

Expressing likes (me gusta)

Plural likes (me gustan)

Verbs like gustar (encantar, doler)

Very vs. a lot (muy, mucho)

Numbers 0 to 15 (cero, uno, dos…)

Numbers 16 to 31 (dieciséis, veinte…)

Numbers 30 to 1000 (treinta, cien, mil)

Months of the year (enero, febrero, marzo)

Seasons and dates (el dos de mayo)

Telling time (es la..., son las...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero, segundo, tercero)

Reflexive pronouns and verbs (me, te, se, nos)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

The present continuous (estar + -ando, -iendo)

Near demonstrative adjectives (este, esta, estos, estas)

Medium demonstrative adjectives (ese, esa, esos, esas)

Comparatives of inequality (más / menos ... que)

Comparatives of equality (tan ... como)

Indefinite and negative pronouns (algo, nada, alguien, nadie)

Affirmative commands

Far demonstratives (aquel, aquella)

Possessive pronouns (el mío, el tuyo)

Shortened indefinite adjectives (algún, ningún)

Adverbs of quantity (demasiado, bastante)

Adverbs of frequency (a menudo, a veces)

Adverb formation (-mente)

Exclamations (¡Qué...!)

Irregular comparatives (mejor, peor, mayor, menor)

Relative superlatives (el más... de)

Adjective intensification (-ísimo)

Indirect object pronouns

Pronoun placement with infinitives

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

The 'se lo' rule (se lo, se la)

Impersonal statements (se)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Personal obligation (deber)

Starting actions (empezar a)

Finishing and quitting actions (terminar de, dejar de)

Repeating actions (volver a)

Continuing actions (seguir + gerundio)

Question	Answer
the user	el usuario
the forum	el foro
free	gratuito
The majority of users read the forum, since it is free.	La mayoría de los usuarios leen el foro, ya que es gratuito.
active	activo
the subscription	la suscripción
A group of active followers prefers the subscription.	Un grupo de seguidores activos prefiere la suscripción.
the membership	la membresía
A minority of members do not pay the membership, which is unfair.	Una minoría de los miembros no pagan la membresía, lo que es injusto.
to register	registrarse
the content	el contenido
The majority of clients register to see the content.	La mayoría de los clientes se registran para ver el contenido.
A small group of users reads the forum's content.	Un pequeño grupo de usuarios lee el contenido del foro.
Since the forum is free, the majority of people use it.	Puesto que el foro es gratuito, la mayoría de las personas lo usan.
The majority of active users ask us for it.	La mayoría de los usuarios activos nos lo piden.
the community	la comunidad
the comment	el comentario
A minority of community members writes a comment.	Una minoría de los miembros de la comunidad escribe un comentario.
When the month ends, the majority of users have to renew the subscription.	Cuando termine el mes, la mayoría de los usuarios tienen que renovar la suscripción.
To read the community's comments, you have to register.	Para leer los comentarios de la comunidad, tienes que registrarte.
The membership is free, so the majority of students register.	La membresía es gratuita, así que la mayoría de los estudiantes se registran.
A group of active followers shares the content.	Un grupo de seguidores activos comparte el contenido.
to belong (pertenecer a)	pertenecer
Most of the houses belong to the bank.	La mayoría de las casas pertenecen al banco.
This book belongs to me.	Este libro me pertenece.