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Rules for subject-verb agreement - Coggle Diagram
Rules for subject-verb agreement
Rule #1
everyone, everybody, everything, someone, somebody, something, anyone, anybody, anything, no one, nobody, nothing, each, either, neither
When used as subjects, they are singular, so they all require a singular verb.
Rule #2
When
each
or
every
comes before singular subjects joined by
and
,
a singular verb
is required.
Every
boy
and
girl
is
allowed to play in the park.
Each
house
and
building
in this neighborhood
was
constructed
in 1950.
Rule #8
but: That pair of pants is dirty.
His pants are still at the cleaners.
For example:
Some nouns are always take plural verbs, some of them are followed by a singular verb when used in expressions such as a pair…, a word of…
Rule #6
When two subjects are joined by the words "and" or "both … and …" will be plural verb.
E.g.1
Me and my family
are going on a road trip
E.g 2
Both Karen and Mary
are smart girls
Rule #3
Introductory it is singular and is followed by a singular verb.
It
is
the homework that stresses me.
Rule #7
When you use uncontable nouns specially "several, many or few" always will be a plural verb
E.g 1
Many
people are leaving now
Rule #4
The words that are between the subject and the verb don’t alter the subject number
The
colors
of the rainbow
are
beautiful
Rule #5
When the sentence start with
“there, here or where”
the subject will be placed after the verb
Here
is
the
food
that you order
Rule #9
When subjectes are joined by the following structures, the verb must agree with the closer subject.
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