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1. Verbs must agree with their subjects in number (singular or plural).
2. Compound subjects connected by "and" typically take a plural verb, unless the subjects refer to the same person or thing.
3. Collective nouns can take a singular or plural verb depending on whether the group is viewed as a unit or individuals. Determining the correct verb involves analyzing the subject and context.
1. Verbs must agree with their subjects in number (singular or plural).
2. Compound subjects connected by "and" typically take a plural verb, unless the subjects refer to the same person or thing.
3. Collective nouns can take a singular or plural verb depending on whether the group is viewed as a unit or individuals. Determining the correct verb involves analyzing the subject and context.
1. Verbs must agree with their subjects in number (singular or plural).
2. Compound subjects connected by "and" typically take a plural verb, unless the subjects refer to the same person or thing.
3. Collective nouns can take a singular or plural verb depending on whether the group is viewed as a unit or individuals. Determining the correct verb involves analyzing the subject and context.
AGREEMENT -SHARMAINE MARASIGAN- 1. A verb must agree with its subject in person and in number
She reads novels.
The girls read novels 2. Singular subjects connected by and or both-and usually require a plural verb. When the parts of the compound subject connected by and are each preceded by a noun determiner ( the, an, a, my, some, etc.) the subject is plural
My English Instructor and my adviser are
absent. 3. A compound subject referring to a single person takes a singular verb. EXAMPLES:
My English Instructor and adviser is absent
4. Compound subjects modified by each and every are singular EXAMPLES:
Each of the tourist guides wears an
identification badge. 5. The verb agrees with its subjects, not with the predicate nominative. EXAMPLES:
A list of the donors and their contributions
was published. 6. If two subjects are joined by or, either…or, neither…nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer it. EXAMPLES:
Neither the President nor the other officers
have come. 7. When regarded as a unit, a collective noun is singular. EXAMPLES:
Our class sings very well.
8. When regarded as individuals, a collective noun is plural. EXAMPLES:
Our class do not agree on the songs for the
program. 9. When preceded by the article a, the subject number is plural. EXAMPLES:
A number of his abstract paintings have
been exhibited. 10. When preceded by the article the, the subject number is singular. EXAMPLES:
The number of enrollees has increased
tremendously. 11. The verb agrees with the affirmative, not with the negative subject. EXAMPLES:
23. The pronouns all, any, more, none and some can be either singular of plural. The number of pronoun’s antecedent is the determining factor. Examples:
None of them are qualified in the contest.
24. The verb ties with the relative pronoun used as subject: the relative pronoun ties with the number of one person of its antecedent EXAMPLES:
She is one of the most attractive girls who
are active. 25. Intervening expressions such as with, together with, in addition to, along with, as well as, especially, including, in fact, particularly, do not affect the verb. EXAMPLES:
The police findings, along with the
photograph, are very convincing. 26. When a sentence is introduced by the word there or here , analyse the sentence to determine the subject, then choose the verb agreeing in number with the subject. EXAMPLES:
There was a strong earthquake.
There were foreigners who climb the summit of Mt. Apo.