Msc - Subject Verb Agreemend

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Working Verbs and Past Participle

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A Past Participle by itself (Named) is not a Working Verb. However, Was Named is.

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Because and Which

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Because and Which are SUBORDINATORS - or - connecting words. They turn the clauses to which they are attached into SUBORDINATE CLAUSES. These cannot stand alone. To fix the problem attach the sub clause to a main clause OR DROP the the connecting word.

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Subject and Verb

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REMEMBER GMAT "Hides" these, be on the look-out.
These MUST make sense together.

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Subject and Verb
Must Agree in Number

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Must Agree in Number - Plural with Plural and Singular with Singular. WATCH OUT for collective pronouns and words (e.g. committee, board, etc.)

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Subject and Verb
There may be several in a sentece

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Main Clauses and Subordinate Clauses will each have its own subject and working verb

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Middlemen

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Words between Subject and Verb - "elliminate" to identify whether they make sense together.

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Warmup

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Words in FRONT of the SUBJECT - Elliminate to ID S and V.
If words are elliminated and the Sentence still makes sense these words wer Middlemen or Warmup

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Warmup - Middlemen
Prepositional Phrases

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Phrases staring with:
Of
In
To
For
With
On
By
At
From

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Warmup - Middlemen
Subordinate Clauses

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Start with: Because, Who, Which, etc.
Cannot stand alone. Act as BIG ADJECTIVES, BIG ADVERBS, or even BIG NOUNS

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Warmup - Middlemen
Other Modifiers

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ID by finding Present Participles (-ing) and Past Participles (-Ed and -En). Commas are also helpful signs in ID modifiers. Mods cannot be part of Subject and Verb

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Subject and Verb

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Find based on STRUCTURE NOT on what "Sounds Good" Do NOT FALL for TEMPTING Nouns

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A Noun in a Prepositional Phrase

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CANNOT be the Subject of a Sentence.
Prep. Phrase - Of, In, From,To, Fro, Wth, On, By, At

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Subject and Verb Agreement in Main and Subordinate Clauses

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All Subject and Verb Agreements must be resolved. First resolve it in the MAIN clause, then on the SUBORDINATE clause

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And vs. Additive Phrases

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And - Creates a COMPOUND PLURAL Subject
Additive Phrases - DO NOT create a COMPOUND PLURAL Subject
Additive Phrases e.g. Along with, accompained by, in addition to, together with, as well as, including

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Additive Phrases

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Just another Middleman
Additive Phrases e.g. Along with, accompained by, in addition to, together with, as well as, including

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Or, Either... ...Or, Neither... ...Nor

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Subjects may include these. These phrases link two nouns. Which Verb Tense to use?! USE VERB TENSE matching the tense of the NOUN CLOSEST TO IT

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Either/Neither WIHTOUT OR/NOR

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Either/Neither by themselves are considered SINGULAR and ONLY TAKE SIngular Verbs

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Collective Nouns

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TAKE SINGULAR VERBS
Exception: RARELY will take Plural when the meaning refers to the individuals and not to the unity

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Infinitive Pronouns

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Are Considered Singular
End in -one, -body, or -thing
Anyone, anybody, anything
Each, every
Either, neither
No one, nobody, nothing
Someone, somebody, something
Whatever, whoever

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Infinitive Pronouns that can be either Singular or Plural

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SANAM
Some
Any
None
All
More/Most
Determine if PLURAL or SINGULAR by looking at the Of-Phrase (the prhase that follows the pronoun) in Prepositional Phrases. The Noun in the Of-Phrase will dictate the tense of the SANAM indefinite pronouns.

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Each and Every: Singular Sensations!

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Each and Every require a Singular Verb. The subject preceeded by Each/Every should be singular.

Exception: i.e. They each ARE

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The Number
A Number

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The Number - Singular Verb
A Number - Plural Verb

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Subject Phrases and Clauses: ALWAYS SINGULAR

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Subject may be an -Ing phrase. This subject will ALWAYS be singular

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Singular Subjects:

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- Additive Phrases
- Collective Nouns
- Most Indefinite Pronouns
- Each and Every
- The Number of
- Subject Phrases or Clauses

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Plural Subjects:

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- Subjects joined by AND
- A Number of

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Singular or Plural Subjects?
"It Depends"

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- Subjects joined by or/nor (the tense must match that of the subject's closest to the verb)

- SANAM - Some, Any, None, All, More/Most - Match the tense of the Preposition's Noun (look at the Of-Phrase)

- Other Numerical Words and Phrases (Meaning to decide)