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Subject-Verb AgreementBellringer Notes
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Intervening Phrases
  • The number of the subject is not changed by a
    phrase following the subject.
  • The subject is NEVER part of a prepositional
    phrase!
  • Examples
  • That curtain behind the actors is new.
  • The verb is agrees with the subject curtain.
  • The books on that shelf (is, are) dictionaries.

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Intervening Phrases
  • Compound prepositions such as together with, in
    addition to, as well as, and along with following
    the subject do not affect the number of the
    subject.
  • Examples
  • Leona, as well as her parents, is visiting us.
  • The verb is agrees with the subject Leona.
  • The lettuce, in addition to the tomatoes, (has,
    have) been washed.

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Indefinite Pronouns
  • Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that do not
    refer to a specific person or thing.
  • The following pronouns are singular each,
    either, neither, one, everyone, everybody, no
    one, nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody.
  • Examples
  • Neither of the books is difficult.
  • Someone does have the key.

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Indefinite Pronouns
  • The following pronouns are plural several, few,
    both, many.
  • Examples
  • Several of the books are easy.
  • Both have keys to the house.

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Indefinite Pronouns
  • The following pronouns can be singular or plural
    some, all, most, any, and none.
  • Singular Examples
  • All of the report is factual
  • Most of the lawn has been raked
  • Plural Examples
  • All of the facts are true.
  • Most of the leaves have been raked.
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