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Sub-Verb Agreement

Describes the subject and verb agreement rules.

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singular subject takes what verb? Jan (begin, begins) her vacation today. singular verbs, begins
plural subjects take what verbs? The cheetahs (run, runs) fast. plural verbs, run
when a sentence contains a verb phrase, the first helping verb in the phrases agrees with the subject. The motor is running. The motors are running.
The number of a subject is not changed by a phrase after subject The hero of the folktales is the coyote. Scientists from all over the world have gathered in Geneva.
indefinited pronuons singular anybody anyone anything each either no one one someone everybosy everyone everything neither nobody nothing somebody something Neither of these papayas is ripe.
compound subjects take what type of verb? remember since there is more than one subject it is plural. plural, all of the fruit is ripe. our dog and cat get baths during the summer.
a compound subjects that names only one person or thing takes a what verb? remember it only had and because they are seperate things making one thing. singular, neither a rabbit nor a mole does that kind of damage.
plural compound subjects take what type or verb? remember they are talking about two groups. plural, either mice or spiders are living in our attic.
when both a singular subject and a plural subject show up in one sentence, the subject closes to the verb, agrees with it. a book or flowers usually make an appropriate gift. Flowers or a book usually makes an appropriate gift.
Created by: seastar12081
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