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1 SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT Grade 8 Copyright 2014 by Write Score, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

2 1.The number represented by the subject determines which verb you use. 2.Compound subjects which use “and” or “both” in the sentence will use a plural verb. 3.When one unit (collective noun) is used, most likely a singular verb is used. 4.When using (neither, nor, either, or), the verb should agree with the subject closest to it. 5.Some words don’t play FAIR.

3 Indefinite Pronouns Indefinite Pronouns – Singular – Plural – Both Singular & Plural

4 Singular Indefinite Pronouns are paired with singular verbs. – Anyone, anything, either, everyone, neither, no one, one, somebody, something, another, anybody, each, everybody, everything, nobody, and nothing Example 1: Something smells like fresh popcorn. Singular Subject Singular Verb

5 Plural indefinite pronouns are paired with a plural verb. – Some examples are: many, both, few, several and others With a partner, write a sentence using a plural indefinite pronoun.

6 Indefinite pronouns can be both singular AND plural. – must, any, all, enough, some, much, none Try writing a sentence using one of these indefinite pronouns paired with singular and plural verbs.

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