Subject and Verb Agreement Flashcards
Ending in -s, what is the verb?
singular verb
what is the verb form when a subject doesn’t end in -s
plural verb
a verb agrees with the subject, not with
the complement
Rule 1
a word that refers to the
same person or thing as the subject of the
sentence. It follows a linking verb.
Complement
prepositional phrases have no effect on
verb.
Rule 2
Be especially alert for subject-verb
agreement when the sentence has inverted word order.
Rule 3
when, where, and how
come at the beginning of sentence patterns, but they are never subjects.
Interrogative words
the following indefinite pronouns are
singular and require singular verb
Rule 4
Anybody, anyone, anything
Each, each one
Either, neither, everyone, everything
Nobody, no one, nothing
Somebody, someone, something. They are?
Indefinite pronouns
indefinite pronouns, such as the words
some, half, most, and all, may take either singular or plural verbs, depending on their meaning in the context of the sentence.
Rule 5
If these words tell how much of something is
meant, the verb is?
Singular
if they tell how many of something is meant, the verb is
Plural
Some subjects, though plural in form, are
singular in meaning and therefore, require a
singular verb.
Rule 6
A unit of time, weight, measurement,
distance, or money usually requires a singular
verb because the entire amount is thought of as single unit.
Rule 7
Collective nouns usually require singular
verbs. A collective noun is a word that is singular in form but that refers to a group of people or things.
Rule 8
Two subjects joined by the conjunction
and are plural and require a plural verb.
Rule 9
When each, every, or any is used as an
adjective in front of subjects, the subject that are modified require a singular verb.
Rule 10
if both singular and plural subjects are joined by ‘or’ or ‘nor’, subject that is closer to the verb determines whether the verb is singular or plural
Rule 11
sentence with one subject and one verb is a?
Complete sentence
the combination of the word
to plus a verb
Infinitive
words that describes a verb are not part
of the verb
Adverbs
words not, never, and very
Adverbs
The subject of the sentence is most often a
noun
is the name of a person,
place, or thing
noun
may also be the name of an abstract
idea, such as sadness or failure
noun
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
pronouns
is an – ing form of a verb used as a noun.
Gerund
the subject is
understood to be the subject pronoun you
even though the word you is almost never
included in the command.
Imperative
words that describe a noun are not
part of the subject
Adjectives
Words that show possession include nouns
ending in an apostrophe (‘) combined with
s, such as Dina’s or cat’s
Possessive pronouns
He swam and fished this summer. How many verb and subject?
1S, 2V
The dog and kitten became good friends, how many S and V?
2S, 1V
Any group of words that contains at least one
subject and one verb
Clause
Are the short words in our language that
show the position or relationship between
one word and another
Preposition
Any word that is part of a prepositional
phrase can be the subject or the verb of
a sentence. TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE
Any noun or pronoun in a prepositional
phrase must be the object of the
preposition, and the object of the
preposition cannot also be a subject. TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
Prepositional phrases contain verbs. TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE
