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B4A
Subject/Verb
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Simple Subject and Verb
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The simple subject and its verb should agree in number.
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I
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am
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we
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are
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13
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art
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has been
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none of the spot
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was
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most of the paper
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was
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none of the animals
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were
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most of the pirates
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were
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More information
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Number of Subject/Verb
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5
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Subject/Verb Interrupted by Phrase
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172
B4A2.htf
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Subject/Verb Inverted
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110
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Verb with Collective Noun
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127
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Verb with Indefinite Pronoun
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138
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13
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Compound Subject and Verb
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13
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The compound (multiple) subject and its verb should agree
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in number. Subjects joined with
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and
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and subjects joined with
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or
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follow different rules.
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13
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And
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Subjects joined with
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and
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take a plural verb, whether the
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words making up the compound subject are singular or
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plural.
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Our cat and dog
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spend
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a lot of time in the back yard.
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Our cats and dogs
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spend
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a lot of time in the back yard.
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13
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Our cat and dogs
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spend
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a lot of time in the back yard.
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13
1
Our cats and dog
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spend
8
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a lot of time in the back yard.
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Note that sometimes
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and
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is used as part of a phrase that
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functions as a unit to name a single item. In these cases, the
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1
subject is not a compound subject.
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Macaroni and cheese is my favorite dish.
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13
1
Stop and Go was the name of the market.
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13
1
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Or
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13
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Singular subjects joined with
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or
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or
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nor
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take a singular verb.
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A chair or a stool
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fits
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under the counter.
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13
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Either our cat or our dog
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sits
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on the couch.
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Neither Melissa nor Jody
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plays
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the clarinet.
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Plural subjects joined with
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or
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or
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nor
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take a plural verb.
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Jackets or sweaters
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are needed
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in the evenings.
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13
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Either his parents or my parents
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take
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us to the pool.
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13
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Neither our cats nor our dogs
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like
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to have baths.
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13
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A plural subject and a singular subject joined with
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or
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or
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nor
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take a verb that agrees with the closer of the two subjects.
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A sports coat or evening clothes
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are
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required for the
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dinner party.
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13
1
Evening clothes or a sports coat
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is
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required for the
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13
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dinner party.
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13
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Either my parents or my aunt drives us to school.
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Either my aunt or my parents drive us to school.
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Neither the secretaries nor the supervisor was happy
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about the arrangement.
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Neither the supervisor nor the secretaries were happy
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about the arrangement.
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Note:
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When you have more than one subject joined by
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or
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13
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or
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nor
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, just remember to make the verb agree with the closer
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1
of the subjects.
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