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Subject Verb General Agreement
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A singular subject needs a singular verb(same w/ plural)
3rd person singular in present tense ends in s ex That teacher gibes extra credit |
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Subject Verb Agreement with Indefinate Pronouns as Subjects
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Singular indefinite pronouns go with singular verbs.ex Each[of the coins] is silver.
Few have chosen a topic yet. If the indefinate pronoun can be singular or plural find the antecedent to determine the verb. |
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Indefinate Pronoun Chart
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Singular:another,anybody,each,either,eveverybody,little,much
neither,no one,other,someone Plural: both,few,many,others,several Singular or Plural:all,anymmore,most,none,some |
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Rearranging Word order
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Where [are] {the keys} to the house?
[]=verb {}=subject The keys to the house are where? |
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Compound Subjects
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"Or" or "Nor" singular verb with 2 or more sing subjects
Tom or Ben is the captain. Sing. and Plural subject joined by "or" or "nor" use closeset subject The dogs or cat is muddy If joined by and us plural verb unles one thing Mac and Cheese |
