Chapter 16/17- Subject-Verb Agreement

Question 1

Intervening Prepositional Phrases

Answer 1

a verb must agree with its subject in number and person
don’t mistake preposition for subject

Question 2

Linking Verbs

Answer 2

the verb that describes the subject by connecting it to a predicate noun/adjective

Question 3

Inverted Sentences

Answer 3

subject follows the verb

Question 4

Collective Nouns

Answer 4

names a whole group

Question 5

Special Nouns

Answer 5

Some that have -s are singular (mumps, measles)
Some are plural (pants, binoculars, scissors)
Ics can be either (statistics)

Question 6

Agreement with Compound Subject

Answer 6

Compound subject joined by and, or, or both and is plural unless its parts belong to one unit
or and nor- verb always agrees with subject closer to verb

Question 7

Nominative Case

Answer 7

I, you, she, he, it.
We, you, they
subject or predicate nominative

Question 8

Predicate Nominative

Answer 8

group of words following the linking verb

Question 9

Objective Case

Answer 9

me, you, her, him, it
us, you ,them
Direct object, Indirect object, object of the prepostion

Question 10

Possessive Case

Answer 10

my, mine, your, yours, her, hers his, its
our, ours, your, yours, their/s
replacement for possessive noun(s)

Question 11

When do you use who in a sentence?

Answer 11

You use who when it is a subject

Question 12

When do you use whom in a sentence?

Answer 12

You use whom for the Direct Object, the Indirect Object of a verb, or for the object of the preposition

Question 13

Antecedent

Answer 13

a word or group words to which a pronoun replaces

Question 14

Six Steps for Writing a Research Paper

Answer 14

1. Understand the assignment and set a schedule
2. Find a topic and question
3. Begin Research
4. Construct an outline
5. Write a draft
6. Write a final draft

Question 15

4 Purposes

Answer 15

Inform, Entertain, Describe, Persuade