Engl 410 Week 05 Subject + Verb Agreement

Front 1

What is the rule whenever you see "than" compare two items in a sentence?

Back 1

Ask yourself whether a verb has been left off the end of the sentence and add the missing verb if necessary to check. ie...
"He is older than I." This is really..."He is older than I AM." Doing this will avoid making the mistake of saying, "He is older than me."

Front 2

Is "none" a singular or plural pronoun?

Back 2

both

Front 3

Which pronouns are always singular?

Back 3

anyone, everyone, someone, no one, nobody are always singular

Front 4

Which pronouns are particularly troublesome?

Back 4

Everyone, everybody, and each, which are always singular.

Front 5

DO phrases such as "together with," "as well as," and "along with" require a singular or plural verb?

Back 5

It depends. But, they do not compound the subjects like "and" does. Thus, use a verb tense that goes with the subject(s) that come before the phrase. ie... "The mayor as well as his brothers IS going to jail."

Front 6

Are the pronouns "neither" and "either" singular or plural?

Back 6

always singular

Front 7

What is the rule when the conjunctions "nor" or "or" are used?

Back 7

The subject closer to the verb determines the number of the verb whether the subject comes before the verb or not. i.e...
"Either my father or my BROTHERS ARE going to sell the house."
"Neither my brothers nor my FATHER IS going to sell the house."

Front 8

With which subject should the verb agree if there is a sentence that compounds a positive and a negative subject and one is plural, the other singular?

Back 8

the verb should agree with the positive subject.
ie..."The department members but not the chair have decided not to teach on Valentine's Day."
"It is not the faculty members but the president who decides this issue."
"It was the speaker, not his ideas, that has provoked the students to riot."

Front 9

What is the rule when two subjects are joined by "and."

Back 9

Then the subjects are plural.