Concord(agreement)

Question 1

What is the subject of the sentence?

Answer 1

It is the person or thing that is doing the action

Question 2

what is the verb?

Answer 2

it is the action word

Question 3

what is important to remember about verbs?

Answer 3

they have to agree in number and person with the subject.

• Therefore if the subject is singular the verb needs to be singular.
• if the subject is plural the verb needs to be plural

Question 4

If ‘and’ comes between the two subjects and refers to the same thing, is it singular or plural?

Answer 4

it is singular

E.g. Read beans and rice is my mom’s favorite dish

Question 5

If the words each, every or no come before the subject is the verb singular or plural?

Answer 5

it is singular

Question 6

if the subjects are both singular and are connected with the words nor/neither, either/or, only/but then the verb singular or plural?

Answer 6

it is singular

Question 7

if there is a collective noun as the subject what form do the verbs take?

Answer 7

singular

Question 8

can a subject consist of more than one word

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

must a pronoun agree with the noun it is replacing in number and gender?

Answer 9

yes.

E.g. The woman paid for her ticket

The women paid for their tickets.