Subject Verb Agreement Flashcards
<p>SANAM (What are the words and what is the rule)?</p>
Some, Any, None, All, More/Most - Countable is plural and uncountable is singular.
Check the noun immediately following the prepositional phrase - if that noun is singular, then it’s singular - if that noun is plural, then it’s plural.
<p>Each</p>
Singular
<p>Every</p>
Singular
<p>Whoever</p>
Singular
<p>Whatever</p>
Singular
<p>Either (without or)</p>
Singular
<p>Neither (without nor)</p>
Singular
<p>Everyone</p>
Singular
<p>Everybody</p>
Singular
<p>Everything</p>
Singular
<p>Someone</p>
Singular
<p>Somebody</p>
Singular
<p>Something</p>
Singular
<p>Anyone</p>
Singular
<p>Anybody</p>
Singular
<p>Anything</p>
Singular
<p>Noone</p>
Singular
<p>Nobody</p>
Singular
<p>Nothing</p>
Singular
<p>A or B</p>
Dependant on which one the verb is closer to
<p>Neither A nor B</p>
Dependant on which one the verb is closer to
<p>Either A or B</p>
Dependant on which one the verb is closer to
<p>A and B</p>
Plural
<p>A in addition to B</p>
Always A
<p>A along with B</p>
Always A
<p>A together with B</p>
Always A
<p>A as well as B</p>
Always A
<p>Less</p>
Singular
<p>Little</p>
Singular
<p>Much</p>
Singular
<p>Enough</p>
Singular
<p>One</p>
Singular
<p>Greater</p>
Singular
<p>Few</p>
Plural
<p>Several</p>
Plural
<p>Many</p>
Plural
<p>Others</p>
Plural
<p>Both</p>
Plural
<p>Numerous</p>
Plural
<p>Countable fractions/percentages</p>
Plural
<p>Uncountable fractions/percentages</p>
Singular
<p>One of many</p>
Singular
<p>Not one of many</p>
Singular
<p>Only one of many</p>
Singular
<p>The only one of the many + that/who</p>
Singular
<p>One of many + that/who</p>
Plural
<p>Not one of many + that/who</p>
Plural
<p>Only one of many + that/who</p>
Plural
<p>A and B</p>
Plural
<p>The number</p>
Singular
<p>A number</p>
Plural
<p>Collective Nouns (referred to as entities) Eg. Jury, committee, army, audience, board, class, company</p>
Singular
<p>Abstract Nouns</p>
Singular
<p>Collective Nouns (if the members of the group function individually)</p>
Plural
Fewer
Plural