SUBJECT VERB

AGREEMENT
11. The verb must agree only with the subject
Singular subject and singular verb
Ex. My uncle has bushy brows
She eats a lot of Belgian chocolate.
 Plural subject and plural verb

Ex. They run down the road.

The children have very loving parents

The verb does not agree with noun next to it

Ex. Each of the boys flies a kite.
Many of the girls were stung by bees.
Often there are words between the subjects and the verb. These words do
not affect the verb. Concentrate on the subjects, to see if it is singular or
plural and use a singular or plural verb to agree with it.
Ex.
Incorrect - the bouquet of flowers are a
birthday present.
Correct - the bouquet of flowers is a birthday present
Other examples:
Thirty-five cents was lost through the hole on the purse
12. Gerunds ("ing" words) can be subjects and follow the same
rules above.

Ex: Running with ducks is my favorite sport

Running to the store and flying through
the air are my favorite sports

Other Ex:
Getting up early is a good habbit.
Reading is my leisure.
Being an smoker can be dangerous for your health.
Swimming in the sea has been Maria's favorite since
childhood.
13. When using who, that or which, you must look to the noun these relative
pronouns are referring to in order to determine whether the subject and will
have a verb without an "s"

Ex: The girls who eat cake are happy

The girl who swims fast is the winner.

Other Ex: The swimmers who swim fast are the winner.
The swimmer who swims fast is the winner.
A realtive pronoun is one which establishes
a relationship between two subject ( who,
which, what)

When it isused as a subject, it takesa

singular or plural verb to accord with its
antecedent i.e. if the subject is singular use
a singular, use a singular verb and if the
subject is plural, we use a plural verb.
When phrase comes between the subjects and the verb, remember
that the verb still agrees with the subject, Not the noun or pronoun
in the phrase following the subject of the sentence.

Ex: The students, as well as the faculty members, is excited.

The student with all themaster's degrees is very motivated
15. 2 more than one subject is added by with,
together with or as well as then the verb is
according to the first subject

Ex: They with their father

deserve praise.
Maria as well as his friends
was punished
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