Using Pronouns Correctly Agreement Flashcards
No one is/are going to the park.
is
Anybody going there was/were going to with their parents.
was
Several of us have/has multiple bags.
have
Everything has/have been for the best.
has
Everybody clap yo’ hands. Everybody is the…
simple subject
Raising a kitten and catering for a house garden take/takes hard work.
take
Either she or her brother walk/walks the dog.
walks
The writer and director is/are he.
is
Veggies or fresh fruit is/are a good snack.
is
Vince and he/him are playing pingpong tomorrow.
he
Either Alia or I is/are going to get the cake.
is
I’m sure the woman who painted that portrait is she/her.
she
We/Us left the gate unlocked.
We
You and she/her deserve a lot of credit.
she
A subject is…
the part of the sentence that typically indicates who or what the sentence is about.
A subject is usually…
a noun or pronoun and is often the doer of the action in the sentence.
A predicate nominative is..
is a specific predicate that follows a linking verb, and it renames or identifies the subject.
A predicate is…
a part of the sentence that provides us more information about the subject. It tells us it’s the action or it’s state of being.
Where’s the PN? John is a doctor.
PN: doctor
Where’s the subject? John is a doctor.
S: John
Where’s the predicate? John ate the shawarma.
ate the shawarma
Where’s the PN? Mary became the president.
PN: president
Where’s the predicate? The sun sets in the west.
P: sets in the west
Where’s the Predicate? The cat chased the mouse.
P: chased the mouse
Can there be multiple subjects in a sentence?
Yes, and it’s called the compound subject.
Where’s the CS? Mary and John went to the store.
CS: Mary and John
Where’s the CS? My sister or my brother will pick you up.
CS: My sister or my brother
An object is…
a noun or pronoun that typically receives the action of the verb in a sentence.
A direct object…
receives the action of the verb directly.
An indirect object…
receives the direct objects action or is the recipient of (or gets affected directly by) the action.
Where’s the object? She ate the cake.
The cake is the direct object.
Where’s the direct object, and IO? I gave him the book.
The book is the direct object, and him is the indirect object.
What’s the difference between an object and a predicate nominative?
The PN follows a linking verb, (like is, am, are, seem, become..) and an object follows an action verb (run, jump, read, write) and is directly affected by it
What are some linking verbs?
is, am, are, was, were, seem, become…
What are some action verbs?
run, jump, read, write, swim, dance…
