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What can be a subject?
- A noun (preference)
- A pronoun (I, he, she ,it, …..)
- A word acting as a noun
- Gerund (dancing is my favorite…)
- Infinitive
- Adjective with article the (The delicious is…)
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Singular Plural
A poet explores beauty. Poets explore beauty.
The theme touches readers. The themes touch readers.
Robert Frost writes about farms. Frost and Robinson write about farms.
Subject Verb Agreement
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A noun ending
in s/es/ies is
usually a
regular plural
noun such as:
Boys
Boxes
flies
2
Irregular plural
noun such as:
Children
People
phenomena
3
The Number of Subjects
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A noun ending
in s/es/ies is
usually a
regular plural
noun such as:
Boys
Boxes
flies
2
Irregular plural
noun such as:
Children
People
phenomena
3
Singular
Pronoun
He
She
It
Someone
Every one
The Number of Subjects
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Singular Subject
+
modifiers (s)
+
Singular Verb
Dara with his students
speaks Chinese fluently.
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The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
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Singular Subject
+
modifiers (s)
+
Singular Verb
Dara with his students
speaks Chinese fluently.
Plural Subject
+
modifier(s)
+
Plural Verb
His parents followed by
Dara are Chinese.
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The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
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For compound
subjects joined
by and or
both…
and…,the verb
is in plural form.
-You and I are
friends.
-Both you and I
are Cambodian.
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The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
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For compound
subjects joined
by and or
both…
and…,the verb
is in plural form.
-You and I are
friends.
-Both you and I
are Cambodian.
If compound
subjects joined by
and or both…
and…refers to
one unit, the verb
is in singular
form.
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The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
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For compound
subjects joined
by and or
both…
and…,the verb
is in plural form.
-You and I are
friends.
-Both you and I
are Cambodian.
If compound
subjects joined by
and or both…
and…refers to
one unit, the verb
is in singular
form.
-The room and
wall needs
renovating.
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The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
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For compound
subjects joined
by and or
both…
and…,the verb
is in plural form.
-You and I are
friends.
-Both you and I
are Cambodian.
If compound
subjects joined by
and or both…
and…refers to
one unit, the verb
is in singular
form.
-The room and
wall needs
renovating.
For compound subjects joined by
or, nor, either…or…, neither…
nor…, or not only… but also…,the
verb agree with the nearer subject.
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The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
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For compound
subjects joined
by and or
both…
and…,the verb
is in plural form.
-You and I are
friends.
-Both you and I
are Cambodian.
If compound
subjects joined by
and or both…
and…refers to
one unit, the verb
is in singular
form.
-The room and
wall needs
renovating.
For compound subjects joined by
or, nor, either…or…, neither…
nor…, or not only… but also…,the
verb agree with the nearer subject.
-John or his friends were in this
room.
-Either John or his friends were
in this room.
-John’s friends or he was in this
room.
-Either John’s friends or he was
in this room.
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Always-Singular
Indefinite Pronouns
When we checked,
everything was as it
should be.
The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
Always-Plural
Indefinite Pronouns
Many in my class are
good at grammar.
depending upon the
nouns to which they
refer
All of the money is gone.
All of the children want
dessert.
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The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
Special
Nouns:
take singular
verbs.
Mumps
Measles
- Mathematics
interests many
people.
Special
Nouns:
end in –s ,
take plural
verb.
scissors
Pants
binoculars
eyeglasses
Shorts
- Your pants
are too short.
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The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
Special
Nouns:
take singular
verbs.
Mumps
Measles
- Mathematics
interests many
people.
Special
Nouns:
end in –s ,
take plural
verb.
scissors
Pants
binoculars
eyeglasses
Shorts
- Your pants
are too short.
Special
Nouns:
end in –ics, may be
singular or plural,
depending upon their
meaning.
-Politics is often
interesting.
(one subject of interest)
-His politics are
shameless.
(more than one action of
political nature)
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Collective
Nouns: A
collective
noun names a
group
- The army
defends the
nation.
- The army
guard their
camp.
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Titles: A title is
always singular,
even if a noun within
the title is plural.
- Little Women
delights readers of
all ages
.
Collective
Nouns: A
collective
noun names a
group
- The army
defends the
nation.
- The army
guard their
camp.
37. Nouns of Amount: When
a noun of amount refers to
a total that is considered
as one unit, it is singular.
When it refers to a number
of individual units, it is
plural.
- Two months is the
waiting period. (one unit of
time)
- Two months have
gone by. (two individual
time periods)
The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
Titles: A title is
always singular,
even if a noun within
the title is plural.
- Little Women
delights readers of
all ages
.
Collective
Nouns: A
collective
noun names a
group
- The army
defends the
nation.
- The army
guard their
camp.
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Linking Verbs: Do not be confused by a predicate
nominative that is different in number from the subject. Only
the subject affects the number of the linking verb.
The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
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Linking Verbs: Do not be confused by a predicate
nominative that is different in number from the subject. Only
the subject affects the number of the linking verb.
The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
-The last course was three
subjects in English and two
other subjects in Khmer.
(The verb was agrees with
course, not with the predicate
nominative subjects)
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Linking Verbs: Do not be confused by a predicate
nominative that is different in number from the subject. Only
the subject affects the number of the linking verb.
The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
-The main courses for
dinner were a selection of
fish dishes.
(The verb were agrees with
courses, not with the
predicate nominative a
selection)
-The last course was three
subjects in English and two
other subjects in Khmer.
(The verb was agrees with
course, not with the predicate
nominative subjects)
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Inverted Sentences:
1.
Interrogative
Sentence.
- Does the eagle live
in the mountain?
2.
Prepositional
Phrase +
Verb +
Subject.
- In front of
students
stands the
teacher.
3.
The sentence begins
with the words there
or here.
- There is an eagle
on the mountain.
- Here come the last
two runners.
The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
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The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
Greek and Latin
words
criterion
Medium
Phenomenon
-The main
criterion for
passing this
course is
attendance.
9.
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The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
Greek and Latin
words
criterion
Medium
Phenomenon
-The main
criterion for
passing this
course is
attendance.
Fractions are
affected by the
prepositional
phrase
-One half of the
computers are
not working.
-One half of the
paper is well
written.
9.
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The Rules of Subject-verb agreement
Greek and Latin
words
criterion
Medium
Phenomenon
-The main
criterion for
passing this
course is
attendance.
Fractions are
affected by the
prepositional
phrase
-One half of the
computers are
not working.
-One half of the
paper is well
written.
When a relative
pronoun, who, which,
or that, is used as a
subject, it depends on
the modifier
- Gary is one of those
people who are
very private.
- Gary is a person
who is very private.
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Every one of
the members of
both hunting
teams are
here.
Every one of
the members of
both hunting
teams is here.
Identify the wrong and right sentences.
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Wrong
Every one of
the members of
both hunting
teams are
here.
Right
Every one of
the members of
both hunting
teams is here.
Identify the wrong and right sentences.
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Billy, in addition
to all the other
boys in the
mountains, grow
up loving hound
dogs.
Billy in addition to
all the other boys
in the mountains,
grows up loving
hound dogs.
Identify the wrong and right sentences.
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Wrong
Billy, in addition
to all the other
boys in the
mountains, grow
up loving hound
dogs.
Right
Billy in addition to
all the other boys
in the mountains,
grows up loving
hound dogs.
Identify the wrong and right sentences.
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Either Little
Ann or Old
Dan hunt
during the
heat of the
summer.
Either Little Ann or
Old Dan hunts
during the heat of
the summer.
Identify the wrong and right sentences.
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Wrong
Either Little
Ann or Old
Dan hunt
during the
heat of the
summer.
Right
Either Little Ann or
Old Dan hunts
during the heat of
the summer.
Identify the wrong and right sentences.