AGREEMENT OF SUBJECT AND VERB (CONCORD) Rule 5. Basi Rule.

When a singular and plural subject are connected by either/or or neither/nor, the plural subject last and use a plural verb. put

Rule 6.

The basic rule states that a singular subject ta'es a singular verb, while a plural Example: Neither Jenny nor the others are available. subject ta'es a plural verb. "#T$% The tric' is in 'nowing whether the subject is singular or plural. The next tric' is recogni,ing a singular or plural verb. As a general rule, use a plural verb with two or more subjects when they are connected by and. Hint& -erbs do not form their plurals by adding an s as nouns do. In order to determine which verb is singular and which one is plural, thin' of which verb you Example A car and a bike are my means of transportation. would use with he or she and which verb you would use with they. : talks, talk Which one is the singular form. Which word would you use with he. Sometimes the subject is separated from the verb by words such as along with, as We say, /*e tal's./ Therefore, talks is singular. We say, /They tal'./ well as, besides, or not. Ignore these expressions when determining whether to use a Therefore, talk is plural. singular or plural verb. Two singular subjects connected by or or nor re uire a singular verb. Examples The politician, along with the newsmen, is expected shortly. : Example: 'y a nt or my ncle is arriving by train today. Excitement, as well as nervo sness, is the ca se 'y a nt nor my ncle is arriving by train today. of her shaking. Two singular subjects connected by either/or or neither/nor re uire a singular verb as in 0ule 1. The pronouns each, everyone, every one, everybody, anyone, anybody, someone, and somebody are singular and re uire singular verbs. !o not be misled by what follows of. Examples: Neither J an nor (armen is available. Examples : Each of the girls sings well. Either )iana or (asey is helping today with stage decorations. Example:

Rule 7.

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Rule ". Rule 8.

Rule #.

Every one of the cakes is gone. When * is one of the two subjects connected by either/or or neither/nor, put it "#T$% Everyone is one word when it means everybody. Every one is two second and follow it with the singular verb am. words when the meaning is each one. Example: Neither she nor * am going to the festival.

Rule 9. Rule $.

When a singular subject is connected by or or nor to a plural subject, put the plural With words that indicate portions& percent, fraction, part, ma!ority, some, all, none, subject last and use a plural verb. remainder, and so forth &loo' at the noun in your of phrase (object of the Example: The whether serving bowl orathe platesor go on that shelf. preposition) to determine to use singular plural verb. If the object of the preposition is singular, use a singular verb. If the object of the preposition is plural, use a plural verb. Examples : "ifty percent of the pie has disappeared. #ie is the object of the preposition of. "ifty percent of the pies have disappeared. #ies is the object of the preposition. $ne%third of the city is nemployed. $ne%third of the people are nemployed. "#T$% *yphenate all spelled+out fractions. All of the pie is gone. All of the pies are gone.

+ome of the pie is missing. +ome of the pies are missing. None of the garbage was picked p. None of the sentences were p nct ated correctly. $f all her books, none have sold as well as the first one. Rule !%. When either and neither are subjects, they always ta'e singular verbs. Examples : Neither of them is available to speak right now. Either of s is capable of doing the !ob. Rule !!. The words here and there have generally been labeled as adverbs even though they indicate place. In sentences beginning with here or there, the subject follows the verb. Examples: There are fo r h rdles to ! mp. There is a high h rdle to ! mp. Rule !". 2se a singular verb with sums of money or periods of time.

Examples :

Ten dollars is a high price to pay. "ive years is the maxim m sentence for that offense.

Rule !#.

Sometimes the pronoun who, that, or which is the subject of a verb in the middle of the sentence. The pronouns who, that, and which become singular or plural according to the noun directly in front of them. So, if that noun is singular, use a singular verb. If it is plural, use a plural verb. Examples : +alma is the scientist who writes/write the reports. The word in front of who is scientist, which is singular. Therefore, use the singular verb writes. ,e is one of the men who does/do the work. The word in front of who is men, which is plural. Therefore, use the plural verb do.

Rule !$.

3ollective nouns such as team and staff may be either singular or plural depending on their use in the sentence. Examples : The staff is in a meeting. +taff is acting as a unit here. The staff are in disagreement abo t the findings. The staff are acting as separate individuals in this example. The sentence would read even better as% The staff members are in disagreement abo t the findings.

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