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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 1- Subjects and verbs must agree in (?).

Name / Number

A

Number

SVS - Singular Verbs Have an S

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 2 - Don’t get confused by the words that come (?) the subject and verb.

Between / Before

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Between

Ex.
The detective who was called to the case is usually very good.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 3 - (?) phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect the agreement.

Prepositional / Conjuctional

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Prepositional

Ex.
The biker in this race is very competitive.
The bikers in this race are very competitive.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 4 - If a sentence starts with “there” or “ here”, the subject will always be placed (?) the verb.

Before / After

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After

Ex.
There is a meeting today.
Here are the results from this past month.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 5 - Subjects can come after the verb in (?).

Interjections / Questions

A

Questions

Ex.
Does Betty always play with dolls?
How are the Bosco sticks today?

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 6 - If two subjects are joined by “and”, they typically require a (?) verb.

Singular / Plural

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Plural

Ex.
The puppy and the lady are friends.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 7 - If two subjects are separated by “and,” and refer to the same thing, the verb is (?).

Singular / Plural

A

Singular

Ex.
Spaghetti and meatballs is my favorite pasta dish.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 8 - If both subjects are singular and connected by or, nor, neither/nor, either/or and not only/but also, the verb is (?).

Singular / Plural

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Singular

Ex.
Sally or Bubba has stolen the stolen the scarecrow.
Not only the guitar player but also the drummer was soaked with sweat.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 9 - If both subjects are plural and connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is (?).

Singular / Plural

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Plural

Ex.
Cookies or brownies are nice treats for your teacher.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 10 - If one subject is singular and one plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, use the subject that is (?) the verb.

Nearest / Farthest

A

Nearest

Ex.
Either my sisters or my mom has sent me a present.
Not only Bob but also the Smiths want some hamburgers for supper.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 11 - Units of measurement usually use a (?) verb.

Singular / Plural

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Singular

Ex.
Six gallons of paint was used on the house.
Five dollars is too much for a cup of coffee.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 12 - (?) nouns usually take a singular verb.

Possessive / Collective

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Collective

Ex.
The herd is stampeding.
The class was ready for the test.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 13 - Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as (?).

Singular / Plural

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Singular

Ex.
Holes was one of my favorite books. I want to see the movie.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 14 - Two infinitives separated by and take a (?) verb.

Singular / Plural

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Plural

Ex.
To run and to read are my two favorite “Free-time” activities.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 15 - (?) alone take a singular verb. They are linked by and take a plural verb.

Gerunds / Infinitives

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Gerunds

Ex.
Dancing is not something everyone can do as well as I can!

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 16 - If the words each, every or no come before the subject, the verb is (?).

Singular / Plural

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Singular

Ex.
Each boy and girl has to take the test.
Every frog and toad turns into a prince.
No paper and pen is required.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 17 - Most (?) pronouns take singular verbs.

Ex. someone, somebody, something, anyone, anybody, anything, etc.

Definite / Indefinite

A

Indefinite

Everybody is happy.
No one has a dime.
Nothing was going to help.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 18 - Both, few, many, others,
and several take a (?) verb.

Singular / Plural

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Plural

Ex.
Several need to finish the race.
A few have the right answer.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 19 - When the subject is all, any, more, most, none, or some, this is the ONLY time you must look at the object of the (?) phrase to determine whether it is singular or plural.

Prepositional / Conjuctional

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Prepositional

Ex.
All of the chickens have laid eggs.
Some of the milk has spilled.

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Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement

Rule 20 - Only the
(?) affects the verb.

Subject / Object

A

Subject

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Past Verb Tenses

To indicate a past habit or an action already completed.

Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous

Ex.
I ate pizza yesterday.

A

Simple Past Tense

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Past Verb Tenses

To indicate uncompleted action of the past.
To indicate persistent habits of the past.

Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous

Ex.
I was eating pizza when you arrived.

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Continuous Past Tense

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Past Verb Tenses

To indicate a completed action of the past that happened before another event took place.

Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous

Ex.
I had eaten all of the pizza when you arrived.

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Perfect Past Tense

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Past Verb Tenses

To indicate an action in the past that began before a certain point in the past and continued up until that time.

Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous

Ex.
I had been eating pizza for 2 hours when you arrived.

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Perfect Continuous Past Tense

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Present Verb Tenses

To express habits or general truth.
To indicat a future event on a designated date as part of a plan or arrangement.

Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous

Ex.
I eat pizza everyday.

A

Simple Present Tense

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Present Verb Tenses

To indicate action going on at the time of speaking.
To indicate temporary action which may not be happening at the time of speaking.

Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous

Ex.
I am eating pizza right now.

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Continuous Present Tense

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Present Verb Tenses

To indicate ast action which is not defined by a timme of occurence.
To indicate an action which started in the past and has continued up until now.

Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous

Ex.
I have eaten all of the pizza.

A

Perfect Present Tense

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Present Verb Tenses

To indicate an action which started at some point in the past and may or may not be complete.

Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous

Ex.
I have been eating pizza for 2 hours.

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Perfect Continuous Present Tense

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Future Verb Tenses

To indicate an action, condition, or circumstance which hasn’t taken place yet.

Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous

Ex.
I will eat pizza tomorrow.

A

Simple Future Tense

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Future Verb Tenses

To indicate what will be going on at some time in the future.
To indicate planned future events.

Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous

Ex.
I will be eating pizza when you arrive.

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Continuous Future Tense

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Future Verb Tenses

To indicate an action that will be complete before another event takes place.

Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous

Ex.
I will have eaten all of the pizza by the time you arrive.

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Perfect Future Tense

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Future Verb Tenses

To indicat an action that will have happened for some time and will not be complete yet at a certain point in the future.

Simple / Continuous / Perfect / Perfect Continuous

Ex.
I will have been eating pizza for 2 hours when you arrive.

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Perfect Continuous Future Tense

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