Collective noun singular plural verb
[DOC File]Pronoun Antecedent Agreement—Lecture Notes
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Singular noun Singular pronoun NOTE: If you do not like referring to a team or family as “it” or “its,” then you can make revisions that permit you to use the plural pronoun “their.” Notice that in the sentences below, the collective nouns “team” and “family” have become part of a prepositional phrase and the new subject (members) is now the antecedent for “their.”
[DOC File]Principle 2: We can make our writing more vigorous and ...
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A collective noun requires a singular verb, unless we wish to distinguish individual members if the group from one another eg . The crowd (was/were) quiet. BUT . The crowd (was/were) making their way home. 6. After a subject joined by ‘either … or’, ‘neither … nor’, or ‘not only … but also’, the verb tends to agree with the subject nearest to it. Neither the lecturer nor the ...
[DOCX File]Microsoft Word - subject_verb agreement.doc
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When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are connected by “or” or “nor”, use a singular verb. The . book or the pen. is. in the drawer. When a compound subject contains both a singular and a plural noun or pronoun joined by “or” or “nor,” the verb should agree with the part of the subject that is nearer the verb. The . boy or ...
[DOC File]Singular or Plural Verbs
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Collective nouns: class, team, government, staff, committee, public, family, crowd, group . Fractions. Fractions modifying singular nouns take singular verbs: Two thirds of the book is outdated. Fractions modifying plural nouns take plural verbs: Two thirds of the books have already arrived. Fractions modifying a collective noun can take either singular or plural: Two thirds of the population ...
[DOC File]Unit 1: Parts of Speech
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Nouns: Singular, Plural, and Collective. A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea, and a plural noun names more than one. Most plural nouns are formed by adding –s to the singular form. Words that end in ch, sh, s, x, or z form the plural by adding –es.
[DOC File]Subject Verb Agreement: collective nouns and indefinite ...
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2011-09-22 · Collective Nouns and Indefinite Pronouns. Collective Nouns: A COLLECTIVE NOUN names a group. In a sentence, a collective noun is SINGULAR when it NAMES THE GROUP AS A WHOLE. It is PLURAL when it REFERS TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. Singular: The team takes the bus. The cast REHEARSES the play. Plural: The team get regular physical exams.
[DOC File]Agreement of Subject and Verb - Lone Star College
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Some nouns are singular in form but plural in meaning. They are called collective nouns and include such words as team, class, committee, crowd, and crew. These nouns may take either a singular or plural verb; if you are thinking of the group as a unit, use a singular verb; if you are thinking of the individual members of the group, use a ...
[DOC File]Subject/Verb Agreement
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Collective nouns that represent a group of individuals acting as a body. Consider the following: Right: “The Sons of the Revolution has an intertwined relationship with the state.” Although under ordinary circumstances, “sons” would take a plural verb, in this case the writer has correctly understood that “Sons of the Revolution” is a proper noun referring to one organization as a ...
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Sometimes the subject (the person or thing doing the action of the verb) may seem to be plural, because it is a 'collective noun' - a singular (one) noun that groups together many things or people. For example: A swarm of bees = one swarm, containing many …
[DOC File]ENGLISH GRAMMAR – WORKSHEET #1: Nouns
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Scientific and theoretical subjects take the singular form of the verb unless what is referred to is the application of the subject. The contents of the suitcase was/were scattered all over the floor. It’s not the suitcase (singular) that has been scattered all over the floor, but the contents (plural). The verb always has to agree with the Head of the noun phrase, in this case ‘contents ...
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