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Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #1
Plural nouns usually Singular verbs
end in –s. usually end in –s.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #2
Singular subjects need singular verbs.
Examples:
He washes the dishes.
Examples:
They wash the dishes.
Examples:
The apartments across the street (does, do)
have balconies.
Eli, one of my friends, (was, were) late.
The planes pulling up to the gate (was,
were) purchased by a movie company.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #5
Singular Indefinite Pronouns Take
Singular Verbs…
Subject/Verb Agreement
Singular Indefinite Pronouns
Each Either Neither One
Both Several
Few Many
Subject/Verb Agreement
Plural Indefinite Pronouns
How to remember these????
Examples:
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg (make,
makes) movies.
Rhythm and imagery (helps, help) poets
express their feelings.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #6
Exception…Compound subjects that
name only one person, thing, or place
take a singular verb.
Examples:
My pen pal and best friend (is, are) my
cousin.
Macaroni and cheese (is, are) my favorite
dish.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #7
Subjects joined by OR or NOR…the
verb should agree with the subject
closest to it.
Examples:
The class (has, have) completed their
projects.
The class (has, have) elected its officers.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #9
An expression of an amount may be
singular or plural depending on how it’s
used in a sentence.