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Subject/Verb Agreement

Subject/Verb Agreement. Making subjects & verbs all singular or all plural to avoid confusing your reader with agreement problems! See WR : G1a-k pp. 193-202. S/V Agreement Part 1. 1) Everyone were looking forward to summer. Everyone was/is looking forward to summer.

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Subject/Verb Agreement

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  1. Subject/Verb Agreement Making subjects & verbs all singular or all plural to avoid confusing your reader with agreement problems! See WR: G1a-k pp. 193-202

  2. S/V Agreement Part 1 1) Everyone were looking forward to summer. Everyone was/is looking forward to summer. 2) Tim and Maria is revising their papers. Tim and Maria are/were revising their papers. 3) The park near those apartments have no tables. The park near those apartments has no tables.

  3. The trees by the classrooms near the building where the lecture will be given (is are) old. The trees by the classroomsnear the building where the lecture will be given are old. (G1.b) No one (wants want) to have missing assignments in class. No one wants to have missing assignments in class.(G1.e)

  4. Neither topic (sound sounds) exciting for my paper. Neither topic sounds exciting for my paper. (G1.e) Neither of those apps (is are) worth buying. Neither of those apps is worth buying. See WR p. (G1.e) pp. 197indefinite pronouns like none, some, all, any, most, which can be either singular or plural depending on the context of the sentence.

  5. Lisa and Frank (believes believe) writing their synthesis papers will be exciting. Lisa and Frank believe writing their synthesis papers will be exciting. (G1.c) A rum and coke (tastes taste) good after the semester is over. A rum and coke tastes good after semester is over. (G1.c)

  6. Either Tim or Corky (has have) just checked grades using Engrade. Either Tim or Corky has just checked grades using Engrade. (G1.d) Neither the final paper nor the quizzes (was were) too difficult in English 50. Neither the final papers nor the quizzes were too difficult in English 50. (G1.d)

  7. A crowd of fans (is are) anxious to buy tickets for the Aerosmith/Kiss reunion concert. A crowd of students is anxious to buy tickets for the Aerosmith/Kiss reunion concert. (G1.f) There (was were) many fans in the crowd anxious to see the Aerosmith/Kiss reunion concert. There were many fans in the crowd anxious to see the Aerosmith/Kiss reunion concert. (G1.g)

  8. The nightly news (shows show) many possible essay topics I might write on. The nightly news shows many possible essay topics I might write on. (G1. j)

  9. Measles (is are) a disease that can be prevented. • Measles is a disease that can be prevented. (G1. j)

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