subject singular verb singular (opposite noun -- it will end in s) He sings . subject plural verb plural They

1. Subject/Verb Agreement subject singular verb singular (opposite noun -- it will end in s) He sings. subject plural verb plural They sing. indefinite pronounsAnybody sings at church. (sing.) Both of the classes sing. (pl.) watch for ones that can go both ways (look in the p.p.) All of the air escapes. (sing.) Any of the dogs escape? (pl.) ( ) _______ ( ) ____ ___ ( ) ___ ( )

2. infinitives and gerunds singular To flee is necessary. Fleeing is necessary there and here not subjects There is a bird at the zoo. Here come the birds. collective nouns whole group singular The committee votes by ballot. individuals plural The committee vote by raising their hands. ______ ______ ____ ( ) _____ ________ ( ) ( ) _________

3. special nouns end in s SINGULAR economics ethics mathematics gallows mumps news whereabouts measles shambles physics The news is on TV. PLURAL gymnastics tactics trousers scissors athletics tidings acoustics riches barracks The scissors are on the table. nouns of amount one unit singular Five days is too long separate units plural Five days are spent in school. ____ _______ ________ _______

4. titles always singularJaws is a good movie. in a sentence the number singular The number is five. a number plural A number of us are going. commands always plural Get out! (You is the understood subject.) questions be sure to find the subject Did Tom go to the game? ____ _________ ________ ____

5. compound subjects and plural The cook and the waiter work late. singular if it refers to one thing Hide and seek is a game. Macaroni and cheese comes in a box. many a or every before the subject – singular Many a cat and dog eats meat. Every cat and dog eats meat. or, nor subject closest to the verb has to agree The cook nor the waiters work. (plural) Neither the cooks nor the waiter works. (singular) _______________ ____________ ________________ _________ __________ _________________ ________________

6. intervening expressions have nothing to do with the verb accompanied by in addition to along with plus as well as together with One and one are two. One plus one is two. relative clauses must determine antecedent of pronoun hint: look for that or who watch out for only one – verb singular The animal is one of the dogs that were caught. The dog is the only one of the animals that has to have shots. not animals because only one kind of animal has to have shots __________ ___ [ ] ( ) ____________ [ ] ( ) _________ ________

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