Subject-verb Agreement Flashcards
What type of verb we require for compound subjects?
a plural verb
Do additive phrases, such as in addition to, along with, as well as, accompanied by, together with etc, create plural subjects?
NO
What is the subject-verb agreement for or, nor, either or, neither nor?
the verb must agree with the noun closest to
Do collective nouns require plural verbs?
NO; They always require singular verb
What you should do with collective nouns that are not clearly singular or plural in SC questions?
Look for difference b/w choices rather than sticking to finding whether the collective noun is singular or plural
Subjects that precede with “many a”, “many an”, “each”, “every” require which verbs?
singular verbs
What are singular indefinite pronouns?
anybody, anyone, anything, everybody, everyone, everything, each, somebody, someone, something, nobody, no-one, nothing, whatever, whoever, each, (either or neither depends on the noun closest to)
What are plural indefinite pronouns?
several, few, both, many
Indefinite pronouns that sometimes singular, sometimes plural?
Some, Any, None, All, More, Most (SANAMM)
“The number of” requires which type of verb?
singular verb
“a number of” requires which type of verb?
plural verb
“the percentage of” requires which type of verb?
singular verb
“a percentage of” requires which type of verb?
singular or plural depending on what’s followed by “of”
What is the subject-verb agreement for words involving percents or fractions?
Verb can be singular or plural depending on the entire subject phrase
Subjects starting with reruns, infinitives, noun clauses take which type of verbs?
singular verbs
