Flashcards : Mastering Subject-Verb Agreement — 22 cartes

Verb matches the subject's number: singular or plural.

Recognize lines and attribute them to the correct poet or poem.

Choose verb form that agrees with the subject in number.

Singular verbs for singular subjects; plural verbs for plural subjects.

Apply rules to ensure subject and verb agree in sentences.

Agreement depends on the main subject, ignoring intervening phrases.

Collective nouns, indefinite pronouns, and expressions have context-dependent rules.

Quantifiers like 'each' are singular; 'all' can be singular or plural.

Singular when acting as a single unit; plural when acting individually.

Most are singular and take singular verbs, e.g., 'everyone is here'.

Phrases like 'the number of' are singular; 'a number of' are plural.

Usually plural; e.g., 'The teacher and student are here'.

Matches the verb to the closest subject.

Depends on whether viewed as a single entity or individuals.

Singular pronouns take singular verbs, e.g., 'everyone is here'.

Treat as singular; e.g., 'Twenty miles is long'.

Always singular, requiring singular verbs.

Verb agrees with the main subject, ignoring intervening phrases.

Context determines singular or plural verb choice.

Act as singular or plural based on meaning and context.

Most are singular; 'few', 'many' are plural.

Singular if referring to a whole; plural if emphasizing parts.