The document provides 30 examples of subject-verb agreement errors and their corrections. It addresses when singular and plural verbs should be used based on whether the subject is singular or plural. It also covers special cases involving compound subjects, collective nouns, and nouns that can be either singular or plural depending on meaning. The goal is to help improve understanding of subject-verb agreement rules in English.
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The document provides 30 examples of subject-verb agreement errors and their corrections. It addresses when singular and plural verbs should be used based on whether the subject is singular or plural. It also covers special cases involving compound subjects, collective nouns, and nouns that can be either singular or plural depending on meaning. The goal is to help improve understanding of subject-verb agreement rules in English.
The document provides 30 examples of subject-verb agreement errors and their corrections. It addresses when singular and plural verbs should be used based on whether the subject is singular or plural. It also covers special cases involving compound subjects, collective nouns, and nouns that can be either singular or plural depending on meaning. The goal is to help improve understanding of subject-verb agreement rules in English.
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The document provides 30 examples of subject-verb agreement errors and their corrections. It addresses when singular and plural verbs should be used based on whether the subject is singular or plural. It also covers special cases involving compound subjects, collective nouns, and nouns that can be either singular or plural depending on meaning. The goal is to help improve understanding of subject-verb agreement rules in English.
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1: The rhythm of the pounding waves _____
calming. (Clue: Make the subject and verb write writes
agree when words intervene between them.) 8: Either Patty or Tom _____ asked to lead the meeting. (Clue: Singular subjects joined is are by or, either . . . or, neither . . . nor take a singular verb.) 2: All of the dogs in the neighborhood _____ barking. (Clue: Make the subject and verb agree when words intervene between them.) was were
9: Neither Carol nor Ted _____ excluded from
were was the meeting. (Clue: Singular subjects joined by or, either . . . or, neither . . . nor take a 3: A high tax, not to mention unemployment, singular verb.) _____ votes. (Clue: The grammatical number of the subject does not change with the addition of expressions beginning with such is are words as the following: accompanied by, along with, as well as, in addition to, 10: Neither the basket nor the apples _____ including, no less than, not to mention, expensive. (Clue: If one subject is singular together with.) and one is plural, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.)
influence influences was were 4: My friends and my mother _____ each other. (Clue: Subjects joined by and are 11: Neither the apples nor the basket _____ usually plural.) expensive. (Clue: If one subject is singular and one is plural, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.) like likes
5: The team and the band _____ on the field. was were (Clue: Subjects joined by and are usually plural.) 12: Either Maria or you _____ late for class. (Clue: The verb also agrees with the nearer subject in person.) was were
6: Building a good marriage and building a was were
good log fire _____ similar in many ways. (Clue: Subjects joined by and are usually 13: Either you or Maria _____ late for class. plural.) (Clue: The verb also agrees with the nearer subject in person.)
is are was were 7: John or Doris _____ to us regularly. (Clue: Singular subjects joined by or, either . . . or, 14: Hardest hit by the high temperatures and neither . . . nor take a singular verb.) drought _____ the farmers. (Clue: Do not let inverted word order cause you to make a mistake in agreement.) is are
21: Ten million gallons of oil _____ a lot of oil.
was were (Clue: Collective nouns take a singular verb when they refer to the group as a unit.) 15: Neither of them _____ going to the show. (Clue: When used as subjects, such words as each, either, one, everybody, is are and anyone regularly take singular verbs.) 22: The jury _____ today. (Clue: Collective nouns take a singular verb when they refer like likes to the group as a unit.)
16: Each of them _____ a good seat. (Clue:
When used as subjects, such words as each, vote votes either, one, everybody, and anyone regularly take singular verbs.) 23: The number _____ very small. (Clue: Collective nouns take a singular verb when they refer to the group as a unit.) has have
17: Everybody in the class _____ tickets. is are
(Clue: When used as subjects, such words as each, either, one, everybody, 24: A number of students _____ absent. and anyone regularly take singular verbs.) (Clue: Collective nouns take a plural verb when they refer to individuals or parts of the group.) has have
18: Every silver knife, fork, and spoon _____ was were to be counted. (Clue: Every or each preceding singular 25: Ten million gallons of oil _____ spilled. subjects joined by and calls for a singular (Clue: Collective nouns take a plural verb verb.) when they refer to individuals or parts of the group.)
has have was were 19: Each cat and each dog _____ its own toy. (Clue: Every or each preceding singular 26: The majority of us _____ in favor. (Clue: subjects joined by and calls for a singular Collective nouns take a plural verb when verb.) they refer to individuals or parts of the group.)
has have is are 20: The committee _____ meeting today. (Clue: Collective nouns take a singular verb 27: Statistics _____ an interesting subject. when they refer to the group as a unit.) (Clue: Some nouns (such as athletics, politics, series, deer, and sheep) can be either singular or plural depending on meaning.)
is are
28: Statistics _____ often misleading. (Clue:
Some nouns (such as athletics, politics, series, deer, and sheep) can be either singular or plural depending on meaning.)
is are
29: The sheep _____ when the gate is left
open. (Clue: Some nouns (such as athletics, politics, series, deer, and sheep) can be either singular or plural depending on meaning.)
stray strays
30: Sheep _____ when the gate is left open.
(Clue: Some nouns (such as athletics, politics, series, deer, and sheep) can be either singular or plural depending on meaning.)
