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Subj / Verb Agreement :pen: - Coggle Diagram
Subj / Verb Agreement
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1
NUMBER
The
dog
growls when he is angry.
The
dogs
growl when they are angry.
2
WORDS BETWEEN
don't affect their agreement
The
colors
of the rainbow are beautiful.
The
dog
, who is chewing on my jeans, is usually very good.
3
THERE & HERE
subject will always be placed after the verb
There is a
problem
with the balance sheet.
Here are the
papers
you requested.
4
JOINED BY 'AND'
Plural verb form
Billy
and
Jake
are going to the movies
Lucas
and
Maxine
are in love
2 units
a single unit
Singular verb form
Spaghetti and meatballs
is a great meal.
This
bed and breakfast
is delightful!
5
EACH/EVERY/NO
singular verb form
No
smoking
or
drinking
is allowed.
Every
man
and
woman
is required to check in.
6
Multiple Subjects Connected With Conjunction
If the subjects are both
singular
"or," "nor," "neither/nor," "either/or," or "not only/but also,"
Singular
verb form
Either
Jessica
or
Christian
is
to blame for the accident
If the subjects are both
plural
"or," "nor," "neither/nor," "either/or," or "not only/but also,"
Plural
verb form
Not only
dogs
but also
cats
are
available at the animal shelter.
If the subject are
singular
and
plural
"or," "nor," "neither/nor," "either/or," or "not only/but also,"
the subject that is
nearest
the verb.
Either the bears or the
lion
has escaped from the zoo.
Neither the lion nor the bears
have
escaped from the zoo.
7
UNITS OF MEASURE
singular verb form
Ten minutes
is enough time to get there.
8
OBJ. OF THE PREPOSITION
"some," "half," "none," "more," or "all"
singular or plural verb forms
All of the
chicken
is gone.
uncountable
= meat
All of the
chickens
are gone.
= animals
9
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
singular verb form
Everybody
wants to be loved.
EXCEPTION! :red_flag:
"few," "many," "several," and "both."
plural verb form
Few
were left alive after the flood.
10
GERUNDS
singular verb form
Smoking is bad for your health.
linked by 'AND'
plural verb form
Swimming in the ocean
and
playing the guitar are my hobbies.
11
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
either singular or plural depending upon the rest of the sentence
singular
form, as the collective noun is treated as a cohesive single unit
My staff is here. Let's start!
12
TITLES OF MOVIES/BOOKS
treated as singular and take a singular verb
The Burbs is a movie starring Tom Hanks.