Question

Use morphology and syntax to make grammatical sense of the following sentence.

The ova of all mammals except the monotremes undergo holoblastic segmentation.

Is the subject singular or plural?

singular
plural

Answer 1

the subject is plural

Answer 2

Answer: Plural subject

Explanation: the way or manner in which words are formed describes morphology. In that the word ova which is the subject of the sentence is plural since a range of egg cells are being observed. Its singular equivalent is ovum.

By syntax, the way sentences are developed, the sentence above making a complete sense has a subject "the ova of mammals" and the rest, predicate makes it a complete sentence.