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à 7.4èAgreement With Here, There, Where, and How
ä:èIn the sentences in the Example, underline the ones
demonstrating subject-verb agreement.
#âS:êê ╕Here are the cows╗.
#êêêè╗Here's the barns.
#êêêè╗Where is the problems?
#êêêè╕Where's the beef╗?
#êêêè╕How are the conditions╗?
#êêêè╗How's the solutions?
#éS When the words ╖here, there, where, ╗and ╖how╗ introduce a sen-
tence, they can never be subjects, and thus have no influence at all
#on subject-verb agreement.ïFor example in ╖Here (or There) is the
#╖judge╗, the subject of the sentence is the third person singular noun ╖
#╖judge╗.ïThe verb too must be in the third person singular, as is ╖is╗.
#In ╖Where (or How) are the costumes?╗ the subject is the plural noun
#╖costumes╗, and the verb form ╖are╗ is accordingly plural.ïIn the words
#╖here's, there's, where's, ╗and ╖how's╗, the apostrophe takes the place
#of the third person singular verb form ╖is╗.ïTherefore, the subject
#must be a third person singular noun, as in ╖Here's the wagon╗ or ╖
#╖Where's the hammock╗?
1.èWhich one of the following sentences demonstrates subject-
verb agreement?
A)ïHow's the twins?
B)ïHere on the front porch are a staple gun.
C)ïThere in the midst of the crowd were the stretchers.
D)ïå
#ü ╢There in the midst of the crowd were the stretchers╗
#demonstrates subject-verb agreement.ïThe noun ╢stretchers╗, the last
#word in the sentence, is the subject of the plural verb form ╢were╗.ïIn
#another sentence, ╖How's the twins╗ has subject-verb disagreement
#because ╖╖twins╗, the plural subject, requires a plural verb.ïBecause ╖
#how's is the equivalent of ╖how is╗, the third person singular verb form
#╖is╗ does not agree with its plural subject ╖twins.ïAre╗ should thus be
#substituted for ╖is╗. In the remaining sentence, the third person singu-
#lar subject ╖porch╗ requires a third person singular verb.ïInstead we
#have the plural verb form ╖are╗.ï╖Is╗ thus should be substituted for
#╖are╗.
Ç C
2.èWhich one of the following sentences demonstrates subject-
verb agreement?
A)ïWhere's the merry-go-rounds?
B)ïHere in the bushes is the rattle.
C)ïThere, beside the hammers, are the tool box.
D)ïå
#ü ╢Here in the bushes is the rattle╗ demonstrates subject-verb
#agreement.ï╢Rattle╗, the last word in the sentence, is a third person
singular subject that requires a third person singular verb, as is the
#verb form ╢is╗.ïIn another sentence, the plural subject ╖merry-go-
#╖rounds╗ requires a plural verb.ïInstead, as ╖where's╗ indicates, the
#verb form ╖is╗ is used.ï╖Are╗ should thus replace ╖is╗.ïIn the remain-
#ing sentence, the subject, the third person singular noun ╖box╗, re-
quires a third person singular verb.ïInstead the third person
#plural verb form ╖are╗ is used.ï╖Is╗ should thus replace ╖are╗.
Ç B
3.ïWhich one of the following sentences demonstrates subject-
verb agreement?
A)ïThere's the apple grove.
B)ïWhere's the grazing fields?
C)ïHow's the Murphys?
D)ïå
#ü ╢There's the apple grove╗ demonstrates subject-verb agreement.
#The third person singular subject ╢grove╗ agrees with the third person
#singular verb form ╢is╗.ïIn another sentence, the plural subject
#╖fields╗ does not agree with the singular verb form ╖is.ïAre╗ should
#thus replace ╖is╗.ïIn the remaining sentence, the plural subject
#╖Murphys╗ does not agree with the singular verb form ╖is╗.ï╖Are╗ should
#thus replace ╖is╗.
Ç A
4.èWhich one of the following sentences demonstrates subject-
verb agreement?
A)ïHere's the pulleys.
B)ïWhere's the gutted hogs?
C)ïThere's the ivory towers.
D)ïå
ü
ëå of ç sentences demonstrate subject-verb agreement.ïThe
#plural subjects ╖pulleys, hogs, ╗and╖ towers╗ do not agree with the sin-
#gular verb form ╖is╗.ïIn each case replace ╖is╗ with ╖are╗.
Ç D