Verb-Subject Agreement Flashcards
When two singular nouns are joined by the word “and” and form a plural subject what must the verb be?
Plural
Additive phrases such as “along with”, “in addition to”, and “accompanied by” are plural or singular?
Plural
Will the subject ever by found in the addative phrase?
No
The verb in the in a clause or sentence containing a compound subject such as “or”, “nor” neither will agree with either closet or furthers subject?
Closest
Is a collective noun singular or plural?
Singular
What is the condition when a collective noun is a plural?
When it is clear that members of the group are not acting like a singular unit.
When a subject beging with the preceding words such as “Every” “Each”, or “Many a” is the subject singular or plural
Singular
When a relative pronoun refers to a single noun - the pronoun must be what?
Singular
What is an indefinite pronoun
Doesn’t refer to one thing in particular
What are some singluar indefinite pronouns?
Anybody,Anyone,Anything,Either,Everybody,Everyone,Everything,Nobody,No one, nothing, one, somebody, someone , something, whatever, whoever
What are some plural indefinite pronouns?
Both, Many, Few, Several
What are the flexible prononuns?
Some, Any, None, All, More, Morst (SANAMM)
Is “a number/percentage” singular or plural,
plural
is “the number/percentage” singular or plurual
singular
subjects in the form of infinitives, gerunds, and noun phrase clauses always take what tense?
singular
