Subject-Verb Agreement Flashcards
Nontraditional Subjects Always Take Singular Verbs
To catch a train is difficult at certain times of the day
Swimming is good exercise
What I want is for you to be healthy
Subjects with Preceding Elements
When a subject begins with the words “every, each, many a, many an” it always takes a singular verb.
Each of us prefers a different style of cooking, and so, it has been difficult to reach a consensus about the menu.
Clarisse’s inbox is filled with more than a thousand emails, and many an email has gone unanswered.
Prepositional Phrase between Subject and Verb
Prepositional Phrase between Subject and Verb is used by GMAT to create errors.
The dispute about whether to get rid of the old books (have/has) the family in uproar. “The dispute HAS the family in uproar”.
