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    This document provides rules for verb agreement with different types of subjects. It explains that verbs agree with compound subjects joined by "and", but agree with the nearer subject if joined by "or, nor, either...or, neither...nor, and not only...but also". It also covers verb agreement for inverted sentences, indefinite pronouns, collective nouns, nouns ending in -s, expressions of time and amount, titles, and phrases using "a number of" or "the number of".

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    This document provides rules for verb agreement with different types of subjects. It explains that verbs agree with compound subjects joined by "and", but agree with the nearer subject if joined by "or, nor, either...or, neither...nor, and not only...but also". It also covers verb agreement for inverted sentences, indefinite pronouns, collective nouns, nouns ending in -s, expressions of time and amount, titles, and phrases using "a number of" or "the number of".

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    Compound Subjects: Verbs For Compound Subjects That Are Joined by The Conjunctions AND Should Be Plural

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    This document provides rules for verb agreement with different types of subjects. It explains that verbs agree with compound subjects joined by "and", but agree with the nearer subject if joined by "or, nor, either...or, neither...nor, and not only...but also". It also covers verb agreement for inverted sentences, indefinite pronouns, collective nouns, nouns ending in -s, expressions of time and amount, titles, and phrases using "a number of" or "the number of".

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    COMPOUND SUBJECTS

    Verbs for compound


    subjects that are joined by
    the conjunctions AND
    should be plural.
    COMPOUND SUBJECTS
    Verbs for compound subjects
    joined by the conjunctions or, nor,
    either….or, neither….nor, and not
    only…..but also agree with the
    nearer subject.
    INVERTED
    SENTENCES
    -the subject comes
    after the verb
    INDEFINITE PRONOUN
    -when the subject is an indefinite
    pronoun that is always singular,
    the verb must be singular
    COLLECTIVE NOUN
    -takes a singular verb if
    the collective noun is
    acting as one
    NOUNS
    ENDING –S
    TIME and
    AMOUNT
    Titles of Books
    and Movies
    A number of…

    The number of…

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