Subject Verb Agreement

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Subject Verb Agreement

• Practice Exercises

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Click on the Correct Verb

• One of the cars in the parking lot ( has have )
  its headlights on.

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Oops!

• The subject here is one, which is singular.
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Right!

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• (Theres There are) several squirrels in the
  birdhouse, eating all the birdseed.

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Not quite!

• Remember, when a sentence begins with here,
  there, or where, the subject follows the
  verb.
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Right!

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• Damaged by the tornado ( was were) a church, a
  video arcade, and a hardware store.

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Oops!

• The subject in this sentence is church,
  arcade, and store. This is a plural subject.
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Yes!

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• Sylvia, as well as her sister, ( live lives ) in
  Loveland, Colorado.

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Not exactly.

• Remember, the subject here is Sylvia. Phrases
  such as as well as or along with are
  prepositional phrases.
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Youve got it!

• Click on the correct verb.
• Neither the President nor the Vice-President
• ( accepts accept ) responsibility for this
  scandal.

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Not quite!

• Remember, when subjects are joined by or or
  nor, the verb agrees with the closest subject.
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Right!

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• ( Has Have) the jury reached a decision yet?

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Oops!

• Remember, jury is a collective noun that is
  considered singular.
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Right!

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• Each of the students ( has have ) turned in his
  or her research paper.

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Not quite!

• Each is an indefinite pronoun that is always
  considered singular.
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Youve got it!

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• Vinegar and oil ( seems seem ) to be a popular
  dressing with this Italian salad.

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Not quite!

• Some subjects joined by and are considered
  one unit. Vinegar and oil is considered one
  flavor.
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Right!

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• Either Chad or Tamika ( arranges arrange )
  transportation for VIPs.

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Oops!

• Remember, when two subjects are joined by or or
  nor, the verb agrees with the closer subject.
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Correct!

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• Neither of these slacks ( matches match ) that
  orange blouse.

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Not exactly.

• Neither is a singular indefinite pronoun and is
  the subject of this sentence.
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Correct!

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• None of the night shift workers ( has have )
  volunteered to work on Thanksgiving.

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Not quite!

• In this case, the subject none is considered
  plural because it refers to workers.
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Right!

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• There ( go goes ) my Corvette and my ex-wife.

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Oops!

• Remember, there is not the subject. The subject
  here is Corvette and wife, so the subject is
  plural.
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Youve got it!

• Click on the correct verb.
• The condition of the hotel rooms ( is are )
  surprisingly good.

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Not quite!

• In this case, condition is the subject. Of the
  hotel rooms is a prepositional phrase.
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Right!

• Click on the correct verb.
• Some of the errors ( has have ) been corrected.
  

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Oops!

• Some is considered plural here because it
  refers to errors.
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Right!

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• Fifty dollars ( seems seem ) like a lot to pay
  for a steak.

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Not quite!

• Amounts are considered one unit and therefore
  singular.
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Right!

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• Both of the televisions in my apartment ( is are
  ) not working.

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Oops!

• Both is a plural pronoun.
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Yes!

• Click on the correct verb.
• Taken in the burglary ( was were) a television
  set, a diamond ring, and a Tickle Me Elmo doll.

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Not quite!

• In this sentence, the verb follows the subject,
  which is set, ring, and doll.
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Correct!

• This concludes the practice exercises on subject
  verb agreement.