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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT.  When writing a sentence, the subject (a noun or pronoun) must agree with the verb  Ex:  He is  We are  I am  By making.

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1 SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

2  When writing a sentence, the subject (a noun or pronoun) must agree with the verb  Ex:  He is  We are  I am  By making sure your subject and verb fit together, you’ll make your sentences easier to understand  In short: singular nouns go with singular verbs, plural nouns go with pluralized verbs WHAT IS IT?

3  One of the most common mistakes young writers make is the use of mismatching of singular and plural subjects/verbs  Ex:  They is the best team in the league  Everybody are supposed to have their homework ready for tomorrow’s lesson SINGULAR OR PLURAL

4  When you come across any of the following words:  Either, neither, none, each  Anyone, no one, everyone, anybody, nobody, everybody  ALL OF THESE TAKE SINGULAR VERBS!  Ex: Either Patrick or Larry likes when we read as a group.  Anyone who has Mr. D’Elia knows that he talks a lot.  Nobody wants to stay after school on a Friday. SO HOW CAN I TELL THE DIFFERENCE?

5  Subjects joined by “or” can be singular or plural. The subject closest to the verb decides whether it is singular or plural.  The kids or my husband is/are driving me crazy.  My husband or the kids is/are driving me crazy. WHEN “OR” IS INVOLVED…

6  When you come across two subjects joined by “and”, they are PLURAL  ex:  Daryl and Merle is/are/am brothers.  Bears and sharks is/are/am bad news; I hope they never team up.  Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut was/were famous authors. WHEN “AND” IS INVOLVED…

7  Collective nouns are words that represent an entire group  Family, group, class, audience, team  THESE WORDS REQUIRE A SINGULAR VERB  Ex:  My class is/are/am really excited for Spring Break. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

8  Subject-verb agreement is harder to identify in longer sentences.  We can fix this by going over the text and crossing out the “interrupters” that get in the way of connecting the subject and its verb. TRIMMING THE FAT

9 After all, Elizabeth is the strongest candidate A for the job because her looks, experience, B and natural intelligence invites voters to cast C D their ballots for her. No Error. TRIMMING THE FAT: EXAMPLE

10 Everyone going on the spirit bus to Giants’ A Stadium on Saturday for the State Playoff B Game are advised to wear warm clothes. CD CD No Error. TRY IT OUT!

11 To the disappointment of the crowd, neither A B the president nor any of his aides were able C D to attend the ceremony. No error. REVIEW

12 Interest and applications to Stanford A University, an elite school in California, B has risen since Chelsea Clinton enrolled there. C D No error. REVIEW


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