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Brush Up on Grammar

Brush Up on Grammar. Subject-Verb Agreement By Mr. Payne. Basic Rule:. Singular subjects require singular verbs. My sister is a teacher. Plural Subjects require plural verbs. My students are learning grammar right now.

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Brush Up on Grammar

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  1. Brush Up on Grammar Subject-Verb Agreement By Mr. Payne

  2. Basic Rule: Singular subjects require singular verbs. My sisteris a teacher. Plural Subjects require plural verbs. My studentsare learning grammar right now.

  3. Each of the students (is / are) responsible for doing his or her work on the project. Don't let the word "students" confuse you; the subject is each and each is always singular — Each is responsible. Everyone and Everybody are also always singular.

  4. Some of the grades (is / are) missing. Some of the water (is / are) gone. Some indefinite pronouns — such as all, some — are singular or plural depending on what they're referring to. (Is the thing referred to countable or not?)

  5. Neither of the two traffic lights (is/ are) working. Which shirt do you want for Christmas?Either(is/ are) fine with me. The pronouns neither and either are singular and require singular verbs even though they seem to be referring, in a sense, to two things.

  6. My glasses(was/ were) scratched. The pair of glasses on my desk (was / were) scratched. Words such as glasses, pants, pliers, and scissors are regarded as plural (and require plural verbs) unless they're preceded by the phrase pair of (in which case the word pair becomes the subject).

  7. The news from Syria(is / are)disturbing. Athletics at Bosse(help / helps) students learn leadership skills. Some words end in -s and appear to be plural but are really singular and require singular verbs.

  8. Forty percent of the students are in favor of changing the policy. Forty percent of the student body is in favor of changing the policy. A large percentage of the older population is voting against her. A large percentage of voters are showing up early. Two-fifths of the troops were lost in the battle. Two-fifths of the vineyard was destroyed by fire. Fractional expressions such as half of, a part of, a percentage of, a majority of are sometimes singular and sometimes plural, depending on the meaning.

  9. Now you try: Class Website: Under English 12 -> Grammar Brush Up -> Subject-Verb Agreement Practice Quiz – Review the rules for any sentences you miss.

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