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Subject-Verb Agreement

NUMBER— the form a word takes to indicate whether the word is SINGULAR or PLURAL. SINGULAR — a word that refers to one person, place, thing, or idea. EXAMPLES: PLURAL — a word that refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

What is subject-verb agreement? Plural Subjects Generally, nouns ending in −s are plural, but verbs ending in −s are singular. Grammar Gal Says... NOUN VERB SINGULAR dog barks PLURAL dogs bark

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS— words that replace nouns without specifying which noun they replace. SINGULAR — anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, and something. PLURAL — both, few, many, and several. SINGULAR/PLURAL — all, any, more, most, none, and some (DEPEND ON THEIR MEANING IN THE SENTENCE)

What is subject-verb agreement? Indefinite pronouns The words one, thing, and body are singular. So are the indefinite pronouns that contain these words. Grammar Gal Says... Is anyone late? Is one late? A thing has been lost. Nothing has been lost. His body looks fit. Everybody looks fit.

A COMPOUND SUBJECT consists of two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same verb. Subjects joined by AND usually take a PLURAL verb. Subjects joined by OR or NOR take a SINGULAR verb.

What is subject-verb agreement? Plural Subjects In a verb phrase, the first helping (auxiliary) verb agrees with the subject. Grammar Gal Says... Singular Subject Singular Helping Verb Verb Phrase He He is washing is washing the dishes. Plural Subject Plural Helping Verb They They are washing are washing the dishes.

What is subject-verb agreement What is subject-verb agreement? Phrases or clauses between subjects and verbs Subject Verb A book of poems is on the table. A book of poems is on the table. Is agrees with book, not poems. Subject Verb The men who own the store are brothers. The men who own the store are brothers. Are agrees with men, not store.

What is subject-verb agreement? On Your Own For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 1. The posters in that box (need, needs) new frames. 2. A container of pens (sit, sits) beside the phone. 3. The magazines that need to be returned to the library (is, are) on the table. Students who volunteer at the fall festival (receive, receives) two free tickets. 5. The picture of the elephants (was, were) a gift. [End of Section]

What is subject-verb agreement? Answers For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 1. The posters in that box (need, needs) new frames. 2. A container of pens (sit, sits) beside the phone. 3. The magazines that need to be returned to the library (is, are) on the table. 4. Students who volunteer at the fall festival (receive, receives) two free tickets. 5. The picture of the elephants (was, were) a gift.