there is more than one finite verb, there are two clauses and these should either be separated by a full stop or semi-colon or linked by a conjunction . There are three clauses in the following piece but they are not linked: 

He crept round the corner she followed him she was very suspicious. 

There are several ways in which this could be corrected: 

As he crept round the corner, she followed him; she was very suspicious. 

He crept round the corner; she followed him because she was very suspicious. 

As he crept round the corner, she followed him because she was very suspicious. 

## Checking the correct use of verbs 

Always make sure that the nouns and the verbs ‘agree’. If the noun is singular, the verb should also be singular. 

Collective nouns are singular and are followed by the singular form of the verb. 

The government is hoping to win the vote of confidence. 

not 

The government are hoping to win the vote of confidence. 

