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Question 1

is a grammatical rule in English that ensures the verb in a sentence matches the subject in terms of number (singular or plural) and person (first, second, or third)

Answer 1

Subject-verb agreement

Question 2

Singular subject takes singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs.

Answer 2

Basic Rule

Question 3

If two subjects are joined by “and”, use a plural verb.

Answer 3

Compound Subjects Joined by “And”

Question 4

If the subjects refer to a single entity, use a singular verb.

Answer 4

Exception

Question 5

When subjects are joining by or or nor, the verb should agree with the subject closest to it.

Answer 5

Subjects joined by “or” or “nor”

Question 6

(e.g. each, everyone, everybody, someone) take singular verbs.

Answer 6

Singular Indefinite Pronouns

Question 7

(e.g. several, few, both, many) take plural verbs

Answer 7

Plural Indefinite Pronouns

Question 8

Indefinite Pronouns as Subjects

Answer 8

 Singular Indefinite Pronouns
 Plural Indefinite Pronouns

Question 9

(e.g. team, family, group) may take a singular or plural verb, depending on whether the group is acting as a single unit or individuals.

Answer 9

Collective Nouns

Question 10

Some nouns are plural in form but singular in meaning (e.g. news, mathematics, physics)

Answer 10

Subjects that appear plural but are singular

Question 11

These expressions do not change the number of the subject. The verb agrees with the main subject.

Answer 11

With expressions like “along with”, “as well as”, and “in addition to”

Question 12

Titles of works, even if plural in form, take a singular verb.

Answer 12

Titles of books, movies, or other works

Question 13

take a singular verb when they refer to a total amount but a plural verb when they refer to individual items.

Answer 13

Quantifiers and amounts

Question 14

In sentences starting with there or here, the verb agrees with the subject that follows it.

Answer 14

Inverted sentences (starting with “there” or “here”)

Question 15

are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns: enormous, doglike, silly, yellow, fun, fast. They can also describe the quantity of nouns: many, few, millions, eleven.

Answer 15

Adjectives

Question 16

As you may already know, adjectives are words that modify (describe) nouns

Answer 16

Adjectives modify nouns

Question 17

Adjectives tell the reader what kind of something you’re talking about, or how much or how many of something you’re talking about.

Answer 17

Uses of adjectives

Question 18

Adjectives come in three forms, known as degrees: absolute, comparative, and superlative.

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Degrees of adjectives

Question 19

describe something in its own right.

Answer 19

Absolute adjectives

Question 20

unsurprisingly, make a comparison between two or more things.

Answer 20

Comparative adjectives

Question 21

some use -er to form the comparative while others use the word more.
more rigid, more awful, more beautiful, more fun, more garrulous, more careful, more modern, more delicious
Simple-simpler, clever-cleverer, narrow-narrower, gentle-gentler, happy-happier, lucky-luckier, quiet-quieter

Answer 21

two-syllable adjectives

Question 22

indicate that something has the highest degree of the quality in question.

Answer 22

Superlative adjectives

Question 23

become superlatives by adding the suffix -est (or just -st for adjectives that already end in e)
coolest, messiest, happiest, tallest, shortest, weakest, sweetest, fastest, softest, brightest, oldest, darkest, biggest, slowest, newest

Answer 23

One-syllable adjectives

Question 24

some two-syllable adjectives use -est to form the superlative while others use the word most.
most interesting, most beautiful, most wonderful, most handsome, most humble, most confident, most rigid, most careful, most generous, most honest, most famous, most peaceful, most useful, most difficult, most expensive, most complex, most important, most common, most awful

Answer 24

comparative

Question 25

ending in -y replace -y with -iest.
Happiest, funniest, silliest, laziest, messiest, tastiest, luckiest, shiniest, friendliest, loneliest, noisiest, busiest, stickiest

Answer 25

Two-syllable adjectives