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SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT RULES 6th grade A group 2
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The singular verb form is usually used for units of measurement.
Four quarts of oil
was
required to get the car running
Valeria G: Four quarts of sugar
is
needed to make the cookies.
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If the subjects are both plural and are connected by the words
or, nor,
neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but
also, the verb is plural.
Dogs or cats
are
both available at the pound.
Anabella Gil: Neither the boys nor the girls swim good.
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If one subject is singular and one plural and the words are connected by the words
or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but
also, you use the verb form of the subject that is nearest the verb.
María Victoria or the
children
play
in the park.
Maria Victoria: Either my parents or my friend
wants
some cookies.🍪
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Indefinite pronouns typically take singular verbs.
Everybody
wants
to be loved.
Victoria La Salvia:
Nobody likes
to eat sour ice cream.
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Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both) that always take the
plural form.
Several
girls
play in the park.
Camila Nuñez: Many
birds
sing
on the tree in front of my window.
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If two infinitives are separated by and they take the plural form of the
verb.
To
walk
and to
chew
gum
require
great skill.
UCHA: To run and to swim you
need
positive energy.
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When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence they take the singular verb form of the verb, but when they are linked by and they take the plural form.
Standing
in the water
was
a bad idea.
Swimming
in the ocean and
playing
drums
are
my
hobbies.
Valeria Linero: Making Lettering
doesn´t
require many expensive materials. Solving the rubik cube and playing the four
are
very difficult things.
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Collective nouns like herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a
singular verb form.
The herd of animals
is
stampeding.
Isabella Linares: The orchesta
is
playing in the musical.
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Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a
singular verb.
The Chronicles of Narnia
IS
a great movie.
Isabella Pérez: The first Harry Potter movie
was
great!!
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Final Rule – Remember, only the subject affects the verb!
