Plural subjects with singular verbs
[DOCX File]022 Grammar 04
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Units of measurement are subjects that appear to be plural but, in fact, may be singular or plural. Whenever subjects are units of measurement and express periods of time, amounts of money, distances, weights, or any other technical measurement representing a total amount, the subjects take a singular verb. On the other hand, when these subjects indicate a collection …
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Subjects joined by AND require plural verbs: The teacher and the student are tired. Subjects joined by OR or NOR need to agree with the closer subject: Neither the teacher nor the students are excited about the lesson. (The subject "are" agrees with "students," the closer subject.) Singular or Plural Verbs Count/Noncount Nouns A noun will be either countable or …
[DOCX File]Subject Verb Agreement DLA
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Subjects and verbs must agree with one another in number. In the present tense, a singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb. Below is a list of common subject-verb agreement rules. Rule #1: Singular verbs end in -s. Unlike nouns, the plural form of a verb is not made by adding an –s (or –es) to the ending. It’s actually the opposite. For …
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022 Grammar 04 - Subject-Verb Agreement When teachers and English professors talk about “subject-verb agreement” in writing, they essentially mean two things: 1.) that single actors in a sentence—one person, one idea, one thing—need to be paired up with the singular forms of verbs, and 2.) plural actors—multiple people, ideas, or things—need to be paired with the plural forms of verbs.
[DOC File]IDENTIFYING VERBS AND ADVERBS
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Singular subjects take _____ verbs. Plural subjects take _____ verbs. Intervening Phrases & Clauses. Rule: Phrase (def) The teams who played in the game last weekend are the Steelers and the Cowboys. (The prepositional phrase “in the game last weekend” does not change the number of the subject, “teams.”) Hines Ward, as well as Mike Wallace, plays wide receiver. …
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3. Singular subjects joined by or and nor usually take singular verbs. Examples: Paula. or her . secretary answers. the phone on Saturday. Either the . major. or the . governor is. the keynote speaker. Likewise plural subjects joined by or, either, nor, neither take plural verbs. Example: Neither the . doctors. nor the . lawyers are. meeting today.
[DOC File]Subject-Verb Agreement
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Singular subjects take singular verbs. Ex. The . candle burns. slowly. S V . The . car comes. to a sudden stop. Plural subjects take plural verbs. Ex. The . candle burns . slowly. S V. The . prisoners walk. in the exercise yard. S V * How can you tell if the verb is singular or plural? Replace the subject with he or they. You should be able to hear if it is correct or not. Ex. He . …
[DOC File]Subject-Verb Agreement
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Singular subjects Singular verbs Plural subjects Plural verbs the class walks they cook Micah believes players jump Mrs. Lucas bakes Brian and Kelly watch Danny dances women sing everyone likes children paint the singer practices bears growl a woman arrives reporters interview a coach takes many buy Mr. Jones was several help the dog saves firefighters bring Subject …
[DOC File]Singular or Plural Verbs
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singular subject (only one of something), you need to use a . singular verb. If you have a plural subject (two or more of something), you need to use a plural verb. Abigail . loves. ice cream. She and her friend . love. going to the mall for ice cream. Grammatical Person. Let’s look at the different points of view:
[DOC File]Subject Verb Agreement
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Singular subjects take singular verbs: The car stays in the garage. The flower smells good. There is an old saying: “Opposites attract.” The rule for singular and plural verbs is just the opposite of the rule for singular and plural nouns. Remember this when you match subjects and verbs. You might guess that stays and smells are plural verbs because they end in s. They …
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