No actions are displayed.) In the example above, the plural corresponds to the actors of the subject. In this example, the jury acts as a single entity; Therefore, the verb is singular. Shouldn`t Joe be followed by what, not were, since Joe is singular? But Joe isn`t really there, so let`s say we weren`t there. The sentence demonstrates the subjunctive mind used to express hypothetical, desiring, imaginary, or objectively contradictory things. The subjunctive connects singular subjects to what we usually think of as a plural rush. One of the results of the most recent experiments, published in the latest issue of the journal, stands out in particular. .