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The document provides guidance on subject-verb agreement and discusses various rules: - A verb agrees with its subject, not other intervening words - Subjects joined by "and" usually take a plural verb - For phrases like "each man and woman", use a singular verb as subjects are considered individually - For two subjects forming one thing, use a singular verb - Most indefinite pronouns like "someone" and "everyone" are singular and take a singular verb - Pronouns like "all", "any", and "some" can take singular or plural verbs depending on meaning It includes examples and practice correcting subject-verb agreement.
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- 3. 1. A verb agrees with its subject, not with any words that intervene. My favorite of O. Henry’s short stories is “The Gift of the Magi.” Home sales, once driving the local economy, have fallen during the last year.
- 4. 2. Subjects joined by and usually take a plural verb. “Howl” and “Gerontion” are Barry’s favorite poems. Sugar, salt, and fat adversely affect people’s health.
- 5. 2. Subjects joined by and usually take a plural verb. However, for phrases like each man and woman or every dog and cat, where subjects are considered individually, use a singular verb. Each man and woman in the room has a different story to tell.
- 6. Use a singular verb for two singular subjects that form or are one thing. Lime juice and soda quenches your thirst.
- 7. 3. Most indefinite pronouns take a third-person singular verb. The indefinite pronouns each, one, either, neither, anyone, anybody, anything, everyone, everybody, everything, no one, nobody, nothing, someone, somebody, and something are considered singular and take a third-person singular verb. Someone is bothering me.
- 8. 3. Most indefinite pronouns take a third-person singular verb. The indefinite pronouns each, one, either, neither, anyone, anybody, anything, everyone, everybody, everything, no one, nobody, nothing, someone, somebody, and something are considered singular and take a third-person singular verb. Even when one of these subjects is followed by a phrase containing a noun or pronoun of a different person or number, use a singular verb. Each of you is here to stay.
- 9. 3. Most indefinite pronouns take a third-person singular verb. The indefinite pronouns each, one, either, neither, anyone, anybody, anything, everyone, everybody, everything, no one, nobody, nothing, someone, somebody, and something are considered singular and take a third-person singular verb. Even when one of these subjects is followed by a phrase containing a noun or pronoun of a different person or number, use a singular verb. One of the pandas seems dangerously ill.
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- 13. 4. The indefinite pronouns all, any, and some use a singular or plural verb, depending on their meaning. None, like all, any, and some, takes a singular or a plural verb, depending on the sense in which the pronoun is used. None of you is exempt. None of his wives were blond.
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- 16. 2. Not too long ago, searching the classifieds and inquiring in person was the primary methods of job hunting. Change was to were Correct as is
- 17. 3. Today, however, everyone also seem to use the Internet. Change seem to seems Correct as is
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