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Subject/Verb Agreement Rules. 1.) Singular Collective Nouns- a group that acts as one unit and is not divided into action use a singular verb . Ex. The band plays popular songs. 2.) Plural Collective Nouns- when the individuals that make up the group act separately uses a plural verb.
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Subject/Verb Agreement Rules 1.) Singular Collective Nouns- a group that acts as one unit and is not divided into action use a singular verb. Ex. The band plays popular songs.
2.) Plural Collective Nouns- when the individuals that make up the group act separately uses a plural verb. Ex. The band were arguing over uniforms.
Common Collective Nouns • Class • Family • Team • Audience • Crew • Faculty • crowd
More Rules… 3.) Nouns Singular in Meaning but Plural in Form- only a few nouns are plural, news, series, mumps, measles. These nouns use a singular verb. Ex. The news is on TV at six o’clock.
4.) Plural –ics nouns- most nouns that end in –ics are plural, especially if it is preceded by the, a, an, or a possessive noun or pronoun. These nouns agree with a plural verb. Ex. His politics are conservative. The ethics of the group were commendable.
Rules Continued… 5.) Singular –ics nouns: singular when –ics nouns are used as one thought or one school subject and will NOT have a modifier in front. These nouns agree with a singular verb. Ex. Politics is everyone’s business.
Let’s practice! 1.) Politics (is, are) an interesting career opportunity. 2.) His politics (is, are) known throughout the world. 3.)Mumps (is, are) usually a childhood disease.
4.) The pit crew ( keep, keeps) the race car in good condition. 5.) The crowd (cheer, cheers) for their team at every football game. 6.) The crowd (scatter, scatters) in different directions during the explosion.
