4. Agreement
The subject of the sentence must agree in number with
the verb of the sentence.
A pronoun must agree in gender and number with its
antecedent.
5. Subject-Verb Agreement
Compound subjects function like plural subjects
People are happy to receive gifts.
Johan and Mary are happy to receive gifts.
Be aware that the subject and the verb are sometimes
separated by interrupting phrases that make
agreement a challenge.
The gift that was given to all the audience members was
well-received .
The first day of classes is hectic.
6. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
The new student at Gilford School for Boys must
remember to bring his calculator to math class.
The new student at Thistewaite Academy must
remember to bring his or her textbooks to class.
New students often lose their way in a new school
building.
