* Subject Verb Agreement

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EnglishSecondary EducationAge 11

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Subject verb agreement simply means the subject and verb must agree in number. 
Subject verb agreement simply means the subject and verb must agree in number. 

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Here are some examples of subject verb agreement...
  • My dog (S) always growls (V) at the postal carrier.
  • Basketballs (S) roll (V) across the floor.

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Subject-Verb Agreement
If a singular subject is preceded by each and every, the verb should in the plural form .
Each and every person knows him.
If of two subjects, the first one is singular and the second one is plural, the verb should in plural form.
Either Nimish or his relatives have to pay the money.
When two singular subjects are joined by neither ,nor,use singular subject.
Neither Jina nor her sister was present today.

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  • A collective noun rakes a singular verb.
  • Nouns ,like a pair of shoes ,a pair of scissors  etc,are taken as singular and they take a singular verb.
A collective noun rakes a singular verb.
Nouns, like a pair of shoes, a pair of scissors etc, are taken as singular and they take a singular verb.

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Carlos is the only one of those students who __________ lived up to the potential described in the yearbook.
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A
is
B
have
C
has
D
are

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The International Club, as well as the Choral Society and the Rowing Club, __________ to submit a new constitution.
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needs
B
need

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If it _____curdle in 20 minutes, add a little more lemon juice.
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does not
B
do not

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Which of the following statement is correct?
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A
Rice and beans, my favorite dish, reminds me of my native Puerto Rico.
B
Rice and beans, my favorite dish, remind me of my native Puerto Rico.

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Latoya isn't going to Daytona Beach for spring break because fourteen dollars __________ all that she has in her vacation fund.
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is
B
are
C
was
D
were

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Even though Johnson and Johnson _________ consumers not to insert Q-tips into their ears, people refuse to read directions and frequently rupture their eardrums.
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had warned
B
is warned
C
warn
D
warns

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Not only the vitamin C from the broccoli but also the delicious taste of the chocolate ___________ this breakfast cereal a real crowd pleaser.
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A
make
B
made
C
makes
D
will make

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Which of the following statements is correct?
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Neither the students nor their instructor is happy with the long cafeteria line for stew.
B
Neither the students nor their instructor are happy with the long cafeteria line for stew.

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General Foods, the maker of Cheerios, ___________ developed a new cereal with chocolate puffs and broccoli-flavored marshmallows.
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A
have
B
is
C
has
D
are

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Carlos is the only one of those students who __________ lived up to the potential
described in the yearbook.

timer
0:30
A
has
B
is
C
have
D
are

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