an interesting way of discussing the SV agreement

3. 1.There are 23 briefcases
containing incomplete
sentences.
2. A volunteer student will
choose 1 briefcase and will
answer the item given in it.
3. In every item there is a
corresponding rule to be
discussed.

5. 1 2
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6. He
garbage
properly.
throwsthrow

7. Rule #1. A singular subject
andthird person singular
pronouns take singular
verb, and a plural subject
and the singular pronouns
I and You take plural verb.
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8. Back

9. I my lessons
everyday
read reads

10. Back

11. There students
who are qualified for
the scholarship.
is are

12. Back

13. Rule #2. There is/ There
was is followed by a
singular noun; there
are/ there were is
followed by a plural
noun. NEXT

14. Everybody
to make this
classroom clean
and orderly.
want wants

15. Back

16. Rule # 3. The singular
indefinite pronouns : one ,
each , neither , either ,
everyone, anybody ,
nothing , nobody ,
everything , anyone ,
anything, everybody, no
one (no) take singular
verbs. NEXT

17. Many to
help the typhoon
victims.
want wants

18. Back

19. Rule # 4. The plural
indefinite pronouns:
many , few , several ,
both take plural
verbs. NEXT

20. Most of the
food
sweet.
taste tastes

21. Back

22. Rule #5 . The indefinite
pronouns : some , any ,
all most , none are
singular if they refer
to mass nouns and
plural if they refer to
plural nouns. NEXT

23. Jane and Jake
volleyball well.
play plays

24. Back

25. Rule # 6 . Compound
subjects joined by
and generally
take plurals.
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26. Cake and ice cream
to the
visitors.
was
served
were
served

27. Back

28. Rule #7 .Compound
subjects that refer
the same person or
thing take singular
verbs.
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29. Either my brother or
my sisters
me doing my
assignment.
help helps

30. Back

31. Rule # 8.Compound
subjects joined by
either-or and neither -
nor may take singular
or plural verbs
depending on the nearer
subject.
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32. Physics
me shiver.
make makes

33. Back

34. Rule #9 . Nouns plural in
form but singular
in meaning take
singular verbs.
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35. Laura , along with
her cousins ,
to help the beggar..
decide decides

36. Back

37. Rule # 10. Intervening words
or expressions like
together with , as well as
, in addition to , along
with and similar
constructions do not
affect the number of the
verb. NEXT

38. One hundred
thousand pesos
not enough to buy a
brand new car.
is are

39. Back

40. Rule # 11. Words or
phrases expressing
periods of time ,
weights ,
measurements and
amount of money are
usually regarded as
singular. NEXT

41. Two- thirds of the
fruits .
was
rotten
were
rotten

42. BACK

43. Rule #12 . Fractions may
take singular or
plural verbs
depending on the of-
phrase.
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44. The choir
dressing up for
their performance.
is are

45. Back

46. Rule #13. Collective nouns
take singular verbs if they
are used to denote a
single unit; they take
plural verbs if they are
used to refer to individual
actions of the group.
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47. The number of
volunteers in
cleaning the
gymnasium.
help helps

48. Back

49. Rule # 14. The expression
the number takes a
singular verb, the
expression a number,
takes a plural verb.
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50. Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs
my favorite fairy
tale.
is are

51. BACK

52. Rule #15. The title of a
book, story or article ,
and the name of an
establishment even
when plural in form
takes a singular verb.
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53. Fifty plus fifty
one
hunderd.
equal equals

54. Back

55. Rule # 16 .
Arithmetical
operations take
singular verbs.
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56. The truck’s cargo
mangoes.
is are

57. BACK

58. Rule # 17. When the subject
and the predicate noun
are of different
numbers, the verb
agrees with the subject
, not with the predicate
noun. NEXT

59. One of the good
boys Mrs.
Rubino paint the
wall.
help helps

60. Back

61. Rule #18 . The expression
one of the is followed
by a plural noun and
singular verb.
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62. Many a question
unanswered.
remain remains

63. BACK

64. Rule #19. The
expression many
a requires a
singular verb.
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65. Diane is one of my
friends who my
party every year.
attend attends

66. BACK

67. Rule # 20. In sentences with
relative pronoun, the
verb agrees with the
antecedent, the noun
being referred to by a
relative pronoun.
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68. In the audience
teachers from
Ballesteros National
High School.
is are

69. back

70. Rule # 21. Even in
inverted sentences,
the verb still agrees
with the subject
after it.
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71. The brave
honored.
is are

72. back

73. Rule # 22. Adjectives used
as subjects take
plural verbs.
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