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SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT 6TH GRADE C GROUP 1, Unknown-1, B5561E6B-02D7-4C46…
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT 6TH GRADE C GROUP 1
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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.
Isabella Correa: Seven Quarts of dough
is
necessary to bake the pizza.
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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
excellent animal.
Stefania D:
The dogs and cats
play
in the park that is in front of mmy house.
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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.
Neither the girls nor
the boy
is
playing in the park.
Ignacia De Abreu: Neither cats or dogs
are
a loud to stay in this hotel.
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Indefinite pronouns typically take singular verbs.
Everybody
wants
sugar.
Arianna Dos Santos: Everybody
needs
to respect each other.
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Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both) that always take the
plural form.
Few
were
left alive after the flood.
Jimena Dreyer: Both
were
very nice to me this week.
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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.
Sofía Gabriele:
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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.
Daniela H:
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Collective nouns like herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a
singular verb form.
Flavia J:
The class
was
very quiet because we were doing a quiz.
The herd of animals
is
stampeding.
The group
were
making their own agendas.
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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 book.
María Rosa E: The Cat in The Hat is my favorite book 😍
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Final Rule – Remember, only the subject affects the verb!
