SubjectVerb Agreement SubjectVerb Agreement Review Singular subject takes singular verb A singular verb adds an s The dog runs singular subject singular verb with s Five dogs run plural subject plural verb no s ID: 198586
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Rule #9
Subject-Verb AgreementSlide2
Subject-Verb Agreement Review
Singular subject takes singular verb
A singular verb adds an “s”
The dog runs. (singular subject, singular verb – with “s”)
Five dogs run. (plural subject, plural verb – no “s”)Slide3
Pay Attention to
Words between the subject and verb do not affect the number of the verb
Spring’s
glory
was
lost on Ollie.
Spring’s
glory
, with its birds and its flowers and its trees,
was
lost on Ollie.Slide4
One of . . .
Look for the subject
One of the ablest
scientists
who
have
attacked this problem
One of those
people
who
are
never ready on time.Slide5
Indefinite Pronouns
Each, either, everyone, everybody, neither, nobody, someone all take a singular verb
Everybody
thinks he
has
a unique sense of humor.
None can take both singular and plural, depending on the meaning.
None
(not one) of us
is
perfect. (singular)
None
(more than one)
are
so fallible as those who are sure they’re right. (plural)Slide6
Compound Subjects
Subjects formed of two or more nouns joined by and almost always require a plural verb.
Harry
and
I
were
sneezing. Slide7
Split Decisions
Or and nor
When both halves of the subject are singular, so is the verb
Neither
alcohol
nor
tobacco
is
allowed (singular)
When both halves are plural, so is the verb
Sneakers
or
flip-flops
are
required (plural)Slide8
Singular and Plural . . .
If the subject nearer the verb is singular, the verb is singular
Neither the
eggs (p)
nor the
milk (s)
was
(s) fresh.
If the subject near the verb is plural, the verb is plural
Neither the
milk
(s) nor the
eggs
(p)
were
(p) fresh.Slide9
Subject w/Multiple Personalities
Stop . . . Think
What does the word stand for? Is it a group as a whole (singular) or the individual members of the group (plural)
The
couple
lives
in apartment 9A. (one unit)
A
couple
of deadbeats
live
in apartment 9A (two people)
All
[all of it (s)] the money
is
spent.
All
[all of them (p)] the customers
are
gone. Slide10
There . . .
There
is
a
fly
in my soup.
There
are
lumps
in my gravy.