Is universal-subject a plural or a singular?

[QuillingQuillQuiller]

Which is the right one?

Leopard run faster than lion.

or

Leopard runs faster than lion.



Or, should I write the universal-subject in a plural form?

Leopards run faster than lions.

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Thanks before.

[Maeve]

Leopards run faster than lions.

One could also say "The leopard runs faster than the lion."

[QuillingQuillQuiller]

Okay. Thx Maeve.

[DanielScocco]

As a rule of thumb, try to keep the symmetry on your sentences.

Leopards and lions.

Apples and bananas.

And so on.

[--Deb]

And, of course, the plural of "leopard" is always going to be "leopards" ... so if there's no "s" on the end, you need a singular verb.