Concord Flashcards
Which words are objective case?
Me Him Her Them Us Whom
Which words are subjective case?
I He She They We Who
What must you do after words such as ‘but’, ‘than’ and ‘as’?
After ‘but’, ‘than’ and ‘as’ use the subjective case (I), because we have left out an understood verb, of which the last noun in the sentence is a subject.
For example, in a sentence like, “She is taller than I,” you would not replace “I” with “me”, because the sentence is actually, “She is taller than I am,” and you cannot say, “She is taller than me am.”
What must you do after a preposition?
After a preposition use the objective case (me).
What are singular verbs?
Is
Was
Has
What are plural verbs?
Are
Were
Have
What kind of verbs do words such as all and some get?
Depending on whether the noun that they are referring to is measurable or not, they will either get singular or plural verbs. If it is countable, then the verb will be plural, if they are uncountable, the verbs will be singular.
What kind of verbs do words such as none get?
Where none means not one it will get a singular verb.
What kind of verbs do words such as each get?
Singular
What kind of verbs do phrases such as together with, as well as or along with get?
Usually singular verbs
What kind of verbs do words such as neither either get?
Singular
What kind of verbs do words such as nor/or get?
Whichever noun is closer to the verb decides the form of it.
What kind of verbs do collective nouns and words such as pair get?
Singular
What kind of verbs do words such as glasses, pants and trousers get?
Plurals
What must you do when you have a double subject or a double object?
When you have a double subject or a double object, you use the subjective (I) or objective (me) case the same way you would if they were singular.
For example, “The ball bounced over me,” and, “The ball bounced over Jim and me.” The concord doesn’t change.
